A galactic gem: FORS2 instrument captures stunning details of spiral galaxy NGC 3981
Wednesday, September 12, 2018 - 06:51
in Astronomy & Space
This wonderful image shows the resplendent spiral galaxy NGC 3981 suspended in the inky blackness of space. This galaxy, which lies in the constellation of Crater (the Cup), was imaged in May 2018 using the FOcal Reducer and low dispersion Spectrograph 2 - FORS2) instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope - VLT).