Galaxies
Galaxy NGC 1512 in Infrared Light
May 31, 2001 · NASA · Horologium
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The red (1.875 microns) moves slightly farther into the infrared region. Image taken by HST's Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS).
About the data
Principal Astronomers: D. Maoz (Tel-Aviv University/Columbia University), A. J. Barth (Harvard CfA), L. C. Ho (Carnegie Obs.), A. Sternberg (Tel-Aviv University and A. V. Filippenko (UC Berkeley).
Members of the group of scientists involved in these observations are: Dan Maoz (Tel-Aviv University, Israel and Columbia University, USA), Aaron J. Barth (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, USA), Luis C. Ho (The Observatories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington, USA), Amiel Sternberg (Tel-Aviv University, Israel) and Alexei V. Filippenko (University of California, Berkeley, USA).