Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2019 shortlist – in pictures
The Sculptor GalaxyBernard Miller, Martin Pugh (USA). This is an image of NGC 253, also known as the Sculptor Galaxy. It is a spiral galaxy about 11 million light years away in the constellation Sculptor. It is a starburst galaxy, which means it undergoes periods of intense star formation and is the largest galaxy in a group of galaxies called the Sculptor Group.
Photograph: Bernard Miller and Martin Pugh/National Maritime Museum
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https://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2019/jun/19/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-2019-shortlist-in-pictures
Photograph: Bernard Miller and Martin Pugh/National Maritime Museum
see more:
https://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2019/jun/19/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year-2019-shortlist-in-pictures