ESO 510-G13, a curious lenticular galaxy about 150 million light years from us, in the direction of the Hydra constellation. Credit: INAF/VST, acknowledgment: M. Spavone , R. Calvi 510-G13 and Hickson Compact Group 90, highlighting interactions and the effects of gravity in shaping galaxy formations.
“Besides scientific research, one of the goals of the VST Centre is to disseminate scientific knowledge and to share the wonders of the Universe with the general public. We especially wish that young people can discover and nurture their interest in astrophysics through these amazing images”, explains Enrichetta Iodice, INAF researcher in Naples and responsible for the National Coordination Centre for VST.
The bright streak that bifurcates and connects these two galaxies is the third member of the group, the spiral galaxy NGC 7174: its curious shape indicates the ongoing interaction between the three celestial bodies, which has stripped their stars and gas, mixing up their distribution. A halo of diffuse light envelops the three galaxies.
The Abell 1689 galaxy cluster, which can be observed in the direction of the Virgo constellation. Credit: INAF/VST. Acknowledgment: M. Spavone , R. Calvi The third image reveals the Abell 1689 galaxy cluster in the Virgo constellation, a rich cluster containing over two hundred galaxies. Abell 1689 contains more than two hundred galaxies, mostly visible as yellow-orange blobs, whose light has traveled for about two billion years before reaching the VST.
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