Deep fields & lensing

Fireworks near Galaxy NGC 4151 (WFPC-2)

June 9, 1997 · ESA/Hubble · IRAS 12080+3941 , NGC 4151 · Canes Venatici

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A Hubble Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 image of the oxygen emission (5007 Angstroms) from the gas at the heart of NGC 4151. Though the twin cone structure can be seen, the image does not provide any information about the motion of the oxygen gas.

More Hubble images of IRAS 12080+3941 , NGC 4151