Grafika:NGC 3370 Hi.jpg

[edit] Summary

From original NASA press release:

Amid a backdrop of far-off galaxies, the majestic dusty spiral NGC 3370 looms in the foreground in this NASA Hubble Space Telescope image. Recent observations taken with the Advanced Camera for Surveys show intricate spiral arm structure spotted with hot areas of new star formation. But this galaxy is more than just a pretty face. Nearly 10 years earlier, NGC 3370, located in the constellation Leo, hosted a bright exploding star.

The image was released on September 3, 2003 from 25 hours of exposures taken during April and May of 2003. It is labeled by NASA as "STScI-2003-24". Image Credit goes to NASA, The Hubble Heritage Team and A. Riess (STScI) This image is roughly 3.4 arcminutes (95,000 light-years or 29,000 parsecs) wide. Instrument: ACS/WFC (Advanced Camera for surveys/Wide Field camera) Filters: F435W(B), F555W(V), F814W(I)

This image is sharp enough to identify individual Cepheid variable stars in the galaxy.

[edit] Licensing

This file is in the public domain because it was created by NASA and the European Space Agency. Hubble material is copyright-free and may be freely used as in the public domain without fee, on the condition that NASA and ESA is credited as the source of the material. The material was created for NASA by STScI under Contract NAS5-26555 and for ESA by the Hubble European Space Agency Information Centre. [1] or [2].

[edit] External Links

• NGC 3370 at ESA/Hubble