{"id":14575,"date":"2017-07-05T06:00:38","date_gmt":"2017-07-05T10:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14575"},"modified":"2017-07-05T01:08:23","modified_gmt":"2017-07-05T05:08:23","slug":"eso-the-very-large-telescope-captures-of-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=14575","title":{"rendered":"ESO’s Very Large Telescope captures a “Dazzling Spiral with an Active Heart”"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new report from\u00a0ESO<\/a>\u00a0(European Southern Observatory):<\/p>\n

Dazzling Spiral with an Active Heart<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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ESO\u2019s Very Large Telescope (VLT) has captured a magnificent face-on view of the barred spiral galaxy Messier 77. The image does justice to the galaxy\u2019s beauty, showcasing its glittering arms criss-crossed with dust lanes \u2014 but it fails to betray Messier 77\u2019s turbulent nature. [Larger image<\/a>.]<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>ESO\u2019s Very Large Telescope (VLT) has captured a magnificent face-on view of the barred spiral galaxy Messier 77. The image does justice to the galaxy\u2019s beauty, showcasing its glittering arms criss-crossed with dust lanes \u2014 but it fails to betray Messier 77\u2019s turbulent nature.<\/p>\n

This picturesque spiral galaxy appears to be tranquil, but there is more to it than meets the eye. Messier 77 (also known as NGC 1068) is one of the closest\u00a0active galaxies<\/a>, which are some of the most energetic and spectacular objects in the Universe. Their nuclei are often bright enough to outshine the whole of the rest of the galaxy. Active galaxies are among the brightest objects in the Universe and emit light at most, if not all, wavelengths, from gamma rays and X-rays all the way to microwaves and radiowaves. Messier 77 is further classified as a\u00a0Type II Seyfert galaxy<\/a>, characterised by being particularly bright at infrared wavelengths.<\/p>\n