File:NGC 1068 Nucleus and Ionizing Cone (1990-13-13).tif

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In this view of the core of galaxy NGC 1068, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals far more detail than has ever been seen from the ground. This picture was taken through a narrow band filter with HST's Wide Field/Planetary Camera (WF/PC).

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English: In this view of the core of galaxy NGC 1068, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope reveals far more detail than has ever been seen from the ground. This picture was taken through a narrow band filter with HST's Wide Field/Planetary Camera (WF/PC). The image was then computer processed to show additional detail in the clouds of ionized gas in the nucleus of NGC 1068.
Date 4 October 1990 (upload date)
Source NGC 1068 Nucleus and Ionizing Cone
Author , , , H. Ford, and the Faint Object Spectrograph (FOS) Investigation Definition Team.
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