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The Central Region of the “Star-Burst” Spiral Galaxy NGC 3310 — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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The Central Region of the “Star-Burst” Spiral Galaxy NGC 3310

January 11, 2001 · NASA · Ursa Major

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About the colours

Blue: F300W (mid-UV) Green: F300W (mid-UV) + F814W (I) Red: F814W (I)

About the data

Principal Astronomers: C. Chiarenza, R. Windhorst (ASU), R. de Jong (Univ. of Arizona), and R. O'Connell (Univ. of Virginia) and The Hubble "Mid-UV" Team: R. Windhorst (PI), C. Chiarenza, S. Odewahn, and V. Taylor (ASU); R. de Grijs (Univ. of Cambridge); R. de Jong (Univ. of Arizona); P. Eskridge, J.Frogel (Ohio State Univ.); J. Gallagher, and C. Conselice, (Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison); J. Hibbard, L.D. Matthews (NRAO); J. MacKenty (STScI); and R. O'Connell (Univ. of Virginia).

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