Panning across NGC 5018 and its surroundings

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This pan video takes a closer look of the elliptical galaxy NGC 5018 and the tender streams of stars and gas left over from dramatic galactic collisions in the past. The extremely sensitive detectors of the VST have captured a myriad of stars, galaxies, and even a few errant asteroids crossing this area of the sky during the long exposures need to obtain the image.

Credit:
ESO, Spavone et al. Music: James Creasey
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The barred spiral disappearing at top right corner at 0:02 is NGC5006. The large edge=on spiral coming into view at centre left at 0:16 is NGC5022. The other edge-on spirals and others visible all through the field are too faint to have NGC designations.

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