Posted on Nov 15, 2020
APOD: 2020 November 15 - Edge On Galaxy NGC 5866
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Good morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "Edge-On Galaxy NGC 5866." NGC 5866 (also called the Spindle Galaxy or M102) lies some 44 million light years away in the constellation Draco. NGC 5866 was first discovered by Pierre Méchain or Charles Messier in 1781, and independently found by William Herschel in 1788. One of the more interesting features of this galaxy is the extended edge-on dust disk. One question that remains about NGC 5866 is this: is it a lenticular or spiral galaxy?
If it is a lenticular galaxy, the dust lane is highly unusual. The dust in most lenticular galaxies is generally found only near the nucleus and generally follows the light profile of the galaxies' bulges.This dust disk may contain a ring-like structure, although the shape of this structure is difficult to determine given the edge-on orientation of the galaxy. It is also possible that NGC 5866 is a spiral galaxy that was misclassified as a lenticular galaxy because of its edge-on orientation, in which case the dust lane would not be too unusual.
If it is a lenticular galaxy, the dust lane is highly unusual. The dust in most lenticular galaxies is generally found only near the nucleus and generally follows the light profile of the galaxies' bulges.This dust disk may contain a ring-like structure, although the shape of this structure is difficult to determine given the edge-on orientation of the galaxy. It is also possible that NGC 5866 is a spiral galaxy that was misclassified as a lenticular galaxy because of its edge-on orientation, in which case the dust lane would not be too unusual.
APOD: 2020 November 15 - Edge On Galaxy NGC 5866
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Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Sunday, November 15, 2020 entitled "Edge-On Galaxy NGC 5866."
This image is a great example of perspective and effects of distance to the object being captured 'about 44 million light years distant toward the constellation of the Dragon (Draco).'
While this galaxy may appear to be thin yet it is tens of thousands of light years wide 'about 30 percent less than light takes to cross our own Galaxy'
God in HIS infinite wisdom created the heavens and HE sustains all of creation by HIS Word.
Image: Edge-On Galaxy NGC 5866 - Image Credit - NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI_AURA); Acknowledgment - W. Keel (U. Alabama)
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"Explanation: Why is this galaxy so thin? Many disk galaxies are just as thin as NGC 5866, pictured here, but are not seen edge-on from our vantage point. One galaxy that is situated edge-on is our own Milky Way Galaxy. Classified as a lenticular galaxy, NGC 5866 has numerous and complex dust lanes appearing dark and red, while many of the bright stars in the disk give it a more blue underlying hue. The blue disk of young stars can be seen extending past the dust in the extremely thin galactic plane, while the bulge in the disk center appears tinged more orange from the older and redder stars that likely exist there. Although similar in mass to our Milky Way Galaxy, light takes about 60,000 years to cross NGC 5866, about 30 percent less than light takes to cross our own Galaxy. In general, many disk galaxies are very thin because the gas that formed them collided with itself as it rotated about the gravitational center. Galaxy NGC 5866 lies about 44 million light years distant toward the constellation of the Dragon (Draco).'
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This image is a great example of perspective and effects of distance to the object being captured 'about 44 million light years distant toward the constellation of the Dragon (Draco).'
While this galaxy may appear to be thin yet it is tens of thousands of light years wide 'about 30 percent less than light takes to cross our own Galaxy'
God in HIS infinite wisdom created the heavens and HE sustains all of creation by HIS Word.
Image: Edge-On Galaxy NGC 5866 - Image Credit - NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI_AURA); Acknowledgment - W. Keel (U. Alabama)
APOD Background
"Explanation: Why is this galaxy so thin? Many disk galaxies are just as thin as NGC 5866, pictured here, but are not seen edge-on from our vantage point. One galaxy that is situated edge-on is our own Milky Way Galaxy. Classified as a lenticular galaxy, NGC 5866 has numerous and complex dust lanes appearing dark and red, while many of the bright stars in the disk give it a more blue underlying hue. The blue disk of young stars can be seen extending past the dust in the extremely thin galactic plane, while the bulge in the disk center appears tinged more orange from the older and redder stars that likely exist there. Although similar in mass to our Milky Way Galaxy, light takes about 60,000 years to cross NGC 5866, about 30 percent less than light takes to cross our own Galaxy. In general, many disk galaxies are very thin because the gas that formed them collided with itself as it rotated about the gravitational center. Galaxy NGC 5866 lies about 44 million light years distant toward the constellation of the Dragon (Draco).'
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The state of galaxies and stars outside our milky way are really interesting indeed Colonel.
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