Tag Archive for 'VEGAS survey'

This VST image shows NGC 3314A and NGC 3314B, a pair of overlapping spiral galaxies located in the constellation of Hydra. Image credit: ESO / VST / Iodice et al.

VST Spots Superimposed Pair of Spiral Galaxies: NGC 3314

Nov 9, 2021 by Enrico de Lazaro

ESO’s VLT Survey Telescope (VST) has produced a spectacular image of NGC 3314, a pair of spiral galaxies located in the direction of the Hydra I cluster. This...

VST mosaic of the Hydra I: NGC 3311 and NGC 3309 are the two brightest cluster galaxies located close to the image center; the 27 low-surface brightness galaxies are marked as white circles; cyan squares show the 12 ultra-diffuse galaxies. Image credit: Iodice et al., doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/202038523.

Astronomers Find Twelve Ultra-Diffuse Galaxies in Hydra I Cluster

Jun 1, 2021 by Natali Anderson

Astronomers using ESO’s VLT Survey Telescope, a 2.6-m wide-field optical survey telescope at Paranal Observatory in Chile, have discovered 27 low-surface...