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HAWK-I Hunts Down Spiral Galaxies in Stunning Detail

27 Oct , 2010 by Nancy Atkinson

[/caption] Just like its ornithological namesake, the HAWK-I imager on the Very Large Telescope uses its piercing eyesight to hunt down its prey. But the High-Acuity Wide-field K-band Imager draws on its infrared vision to provide new insights into the spiral structures of galaxies. Today, ESO released six stunning new images of bright galaxies, showing […]

ESO, galaxies, HAWK-I, VLT

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