File:Hubble Image and 3D Model of M87 (2023-014).tiff

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English: A photo of the huge elliptical galaxy M87 [left] is compared to its three-dimensional shape as gleaned from meticulous observations made with the Hubble and Keck telescopes [right]. Because the galaxy is too far away for astronomers to employ stereoscopic vision, they instead followed the motion of stars around the center of M87, like bees around a hive. This created a three-dimensional view of how stars are distributed within the galaxy.
Date 13 April 2023 (upload date)
Source Hubble Image and 3D Model of M87
Author ILLUSTRATION: NASA, ESA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI), Frank Summers (STScI) SCIENCE: Chung-Pei Ma (UC Berkeley)
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Public domain This file is in the public domain because it was created by NASA and ESA. NASA Hubble material (and ESA Hubble material prior to 2009) is copyright-free and may be freely used as in the public domain without fee, on the condition that only NASA, STScI, and/or ESA is credited as the source of the material. This license does not apply if ESA material created after 2008 or source material from other organizations is in use.
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