Stars and Spiral Galaxy NGC 1964 PopWallet+ canvas 000 light-years away in the

000 light-years away in the Crux constellation

sited in the harsh environment of Chile’s Atacama Desert

The image is based on data obtained through four different filters (R

and a comparison between the two is available here)

Stars and Spiral Galaxy NGC 1964 PopWallet+ canvas 000 light-years away in theThis spectacular spiral galaxy, known as NGC 1964, resides approximately 70 million light years away in the constellation of Lepus (The Hare). NGC 1964 has a bright and dense core. This core sits within a mottled oval disc, which is itself encircled by distinct spiral arms speckled with bright starry regions. The brilliant centre of the galaxy caught the eye of the astronomer William Herschel on the night of 20 November 1784, leading to the galaxys