File:Ngc253 2mass barred spiral.jpg
Ngc253_2mass_barred_spiral.jpg (600 × 512 pixels, file size: 115 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
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Summary
The Sculptor Galaxy NGC 253, a spiral galaxy (starburst galaxy).
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Atlas Image mosaic obtained as part of the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS), a joint project of the University of Massachusetts and the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center/California Institute of Technology, funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Science Foundation.
North is to the top of the image.
Licensing
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This work has been released into the public domain by its copyright holder, Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS). This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law.
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This image is from the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) project.
At http://www.ipac.caltech.edu/2mass/gallery/aboutimages.html it says:
2MASS kindly requests acknowledgement in one of the following forms, the longer of which is preferred.
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| current | 09:05, 2 June 2005 | 600 × 512 (115 KB) | CWitte | The '''Sculptor Galaxy''' NGC 253, a spiral galaxy (starburst galaxy). 600px ''Atlas Image mosaic obtained as part of the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS), a joint project of the University of Massachusetts and the Infrared Processing and Ana |
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