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20-10-2024 Breitenstein Krausel-Klause-Viadukt IC 559 OBB-1116-132 by Jean-Marc Frybourg
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Far beyond the stars in the constellation of Leo (The Lion) is irregular galaxy IC 559.
IC 559 is not your everyday galaxy. With its irregular shape and bright blue spattering of stars, it is a fascinating galactic anomaly. It may look like sparse cloud, but it is in fact full of gas and dust which is spawning new stars.
Discovered in 1893, IC 559 lacks the symmetrical spiral appearance of some of its galactic peers and not does not conform to a regular shape. It is actually classified as a “type Sm” galaxy — an irregular galaxy with some evidence for a spiral structure.
Irregular galaxies make up about a quarter of all known galaxies and do not fall into any of the regular classes of the Hubble sequence. Most of these uniquely shaped galaxies were not always so — IC 559 may have once been a conventional spiral galaxy that was then distorted and twisted by the gravity of a nearby cosmic companion.
This image, captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3, combines a wide range of wavelengths spanning the ultraviolet, optical, and infrared parts of the spectrum.
Image credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA, D. Calzetti (UMass) and the LEGUS Team
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Edited Hubble Space Telescope image of the irregular galaxy IC 559.
Original caption: Far beyond the stars in the constellation of Leo (The Lion) is irregular galaxy IC 559. IC 559 is not your everyday galaxy. With its irregular shape and bright blue spattering of stars, it is a fascinating galactic anomaly. It may look like sparse cloud, but it is in fact full of gas and dust which is spawning new stars. Discovered in 1893, IC 559 lacks the symmetrical spiral appearance of some of its galactic peers and not does not conform to a regular shape. It is actually classified as a “type Sm” galaxy — an irregular galaxy with some evidence for a spiral structure. Irregular galaxies make up about a quarter of all known galaxies and do not fall into any of the regular classes of the Hubble sequence. Most of these uniquely shaped galaxies were not always so — IC 559 may have once been a conventional spiral galaxy that was then distorted and twisted by the gravity of a nearby cosmic companion. This image, captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3, combines a wide range of wavelengths spanning the ultraviolet, optical, and infrared parts of the spectrum.
Far beyond the stars in the constellation of Leo (The Lion) is irregular galaxy IC 559. IC 559 is not your everyday galaxy. With its irregular shape and bright blue spattering of stars, it is a fascinating galactic anomaly. It may look like sparse cloud, but it is in fact full of gas and dust which is spawning new stars.
More information: www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1436a/
Credit:
ESA/Hubble, NASA, D. Calzetti (UMass) and the LEGUS Team
Una delle "vittime" illustri del recente cambio di orario, è stata la coppia di IC 559/560 "Rossini" che collegavano Torino con Bari. La stessa relazione, su identica traccia, è ora assicurata dalla coppia 'anonima' di ESCity 9779/9782. Qui, l'IC559, affidato alla E444R 097 in transito nei pressi di Fontana Fredda il 23 novembre 2008.
FS E444R 097, hauling the IC559 "Rossini" (Torino - Bari) running near Fontana Fredda on the 23rd of November in 2008
FS E444R 092 in testa all'IC559 "Rossini" nei pressi di Arena Po il 6 dicembre 2008
FS E444R 092 hauling the IC559 "Rossini" near Arena Po on the 6th of December in 2008
FS E444R 097 in transito nella stazione di Stradella in testa all'IC559 "Rossini" il 30 novembre 2008
FS E444R 097 crossing Stradella station hauling the IC559 "Rossini" on the 30th of November in 2008
