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News Release 728 of 736
October 4, 1990 12:00 AM (EDT)
News Release Number: STScI-1990-13
Hubble Space Telescope Probes a Galaxy with an Active Nucleus
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Image: NGC 1068 & Nuclear Region - Wide Field/Planetary Camera
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A picture of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 1068, taken with the 0.9-m telescope at Kitt Peak National Observatory shows the bright nucleus. The inset is an HST WF/PC narrow band image which shows clouds of ionized gas in the very center of the galaxy.
Object Name: NGC 1068
Image Type: Astronomical/Illustration
Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, and KPNO
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