r/spaceporn • u/muitosabao • 1d ago

Pro/Processed M83 by ALMA

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Taken with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), in which ESO is a partner –– doesn’t show how M83 looks in the light our eyes can see. Instead, it depicts the light emitted by cold gas molecules, the ingredients of star formation.

https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2640a/

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u/wearelev 1d ago

Sauron is always watching.

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u/TheMarkola 18h ago

Yo-gi-oh! card

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u/Schneider21 18h ago

These goddamn flat rotation curves drive me nuts!