DescriptionDatacube MUSE on NGC 4650A with IFU.jpg
English: Three-dimensional depiction of NGC 4650A with MUSE instrument installed on VLT using Integral Field Spectroscopy tecnology. For each part of the galaxy the light has been split up into its component colours, revealing the motions of different parts of the galaxy and its chemical composition and other properties.
Italiano: Rappresentazione tridimensionale della galassia NGC 4650A con lo strumento MUSE installato sul VLT dell'ESO utilizzando la tecnologia di spettroscopia a campo integrale. Per ogni parte della galassia la luce è stata suddivisa nei suoi colori costituenti, rivelando oltre ai movimenti delle diverse parti della galassia, la sua composizione chimica e altre proprietà.
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ESO/MUSE consortium/R. Bacon/L. Calçada
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European Southern Observatory
Short title
MUSE views the strange galaxy NGC 4650A
Image title
This view shows how the new MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope gives a innovative three-dimensional depiction of a distant galaxy. For each part of the galaxy the light has been split up into its component colours — revealing not only the motions of different parts of the galaxy but also clues to its chemical composition and other properties. During the subsequent analysis the astronomer can move through the data and study different views of the object at different wavelengths, just like tuning a television to different channels at different frequencies. This picture is based on data on the polar ring galaxy NGC 4650A that were obtained soon after the instrument achieved first light in early 2014.
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