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Fireworks near galaxy NGC 4151 (STIS optical) (IRAS 12080+3941 , NGC 4151) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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Fireworks near galaxy NGC 4151 (STIS optical)

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

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In this STIS spectral image of the oxygen gas, the velocities of the knots are determined by comparing the knots of gas in the stationary WFPC2 image to the horizontal location of the knots in the STIS image.