Rings within rings

Warren Keller/Mike Selby, taken from Observatorio El Sauce, Chile NGC 7098 is a barred spiral galaxy around 100 million light-years away in the southern constellation Octans. Its unusual double-ring structure — a bright bar wrapped by an inner ring of tightly wound arms and a fainter outer ring — stands out against a deep fieldContinue reading "Rings within rings" The post Rings within rings appeared first on Astronomy Magazine.

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Warren Keller/Mike Selby, taken from Observatorio El Sauce, Chile NGC 7098 is a barred spiral galaxy around 100 million light-years away in the southern constellation Octans. Its unusual double-ring structure — a bright bar wrapped by an inner ring of tightly wound arms and a fainter outer ring — stands out against a deep fieldContinue reading “Rings within rings”

The post Rings within rings appeared first on Astronomy Magazine.