Space / 2010-10-13
The Many Infrared Personalities of the Sculptor Galaxy
The Many Infrared Personalities of the Sculptor Galaxy
NASA's image library records The Many Infrared Personalities of the Sculptor Galaxy.
WHY IT’S INTERESTING
The Sculptor galaxy, or NGC 253, is seen in a rainbow of infrared colors in this mosaic by NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. The Sculptor galaxy can be seen by observers in the southern hemisphere with a pair of good binoculars.