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AstroSat UVIT view of Sculptor Galaxy
A nearby spiral galaxy blazing with star formation, captured in ultraviolet light.
This is Sculptor Galaxy (NGC 253), as seen by UVIT onboard AstroSat.
AstroSat completed 11 years in orbit on 28 September 2026!
Both images are made by combining UVIT FUV and NUV data. The first image brings out fainter, more extended features, while the second is processed to preserve the original spatial resolution of the UVIT observations.
u/AstroSatUVIT — 13 days ago