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More Images of M83
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Chandra Close-up of M83
Nucleus
Chandra's close-up of M83 shows a bright nuclear
region glowing prominently due to a cloud of hot gas
and a high concentration of neutron stars and black
holes that were created during a burst of star
formation that is estimated to have begun about 20
million years ago in the galaxy's time frame.
Scale: Image is 3 arcmin on
a side
(Credit:
NASA/CXC/U.Leicester/U.London/R.Soria &
K.Wu)
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Chandra & VLT Image of
M83
The red dots on this image represent X-ray point
sources detected by Chandra in M83. The X-ray sources
are overlaid on an optical image of the spiral galaxy
obtained with ESO's Very Large Telescope in
Chile.
Scale: Image is 6.8 arcmin
on a side
(Credit:
NASA/CXC/U.Leicester/U.London/R.Soria &
K.Wu)
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VLA Radio image of M83
(Credit: C.Stockdale (NRL/NRC),
J.Cowan, L.Maddox (Univ. of Oklahoma), & M. Rupen
(NRAO/AUI/NSF))
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HST Image of M83 Central
Region
This HST image reveals that there is active star
formation in both the bright nucleus of M83 as well as
farther out in the spiral arms where bluer stars are
seen. In between the nucleus and the outer spiral arms,
there is a greenish-colored, bar-shaped region.
Astronomers believe this area contains middle-aged
stars and that it is largely devoid of active star
formation.
(Credit: NASA/HST)
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HST Close-up of M83 Nucleus
This HST image reveals that there is active star
formation in both the bright nucleus of M83 as well as
farther out in the spiral arms where bluer stars are
seen. In between the nucleus and the outer spiral arms,
there is a greenish-colored, bar-shaped region.
Astronomers believe this area contains middle-aged
stars and that it is largely devoid of active star
formation.
(Credit: NASA/HST)
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