Galaxies in Different Shapes Captured by Euclid

Ensci_euclid20250319c_1024

ensci_euclid20250319c March 19th, 2025

Credit: ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA

This image shows examples of galaxies in different shapes, all captured by Euclid during its first observations of the Deep Field areas.

As part of the data release, a detailed catalogue of more than 380 000 galaxies was published, which have been classified according to features such as spiral arms, central bars, and tidal tails that infer merging galaxies.

The first column shows five edge-on galaxies, which appear thin like a pencil. The galaxies in the second column have a more fuzzy, diffuse appearance. The middle columns showcase face-on spiral galaxies with many different shapes and densities of stars. The last two columns include interacting galaxies or galaxies with an unusual spiral arm or tidal tail.

Image processing by M. Walmsley, M. Huertas-Company, J.-C. Cuillandre

Provider: Euclid

Image Source: https://euclid.caltech.edu/image/euclid20250319c-galaxies-in-different-shapes-captured-by-euclid

Curator: ESA/Euclid

Image Use Policy: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO

View Options View Options

Download Options Download Options

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Galaxy > Type > Barred
Galaxy > Type > Interacting

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Euclid (Vis) Optical 700.0 nm
Green Euclid (NISP) Infrared 1.1 µm
Red Euclid (NISP) Infrared 1.7 µm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
Ensci_euclid20250319c_1280
×
ID
euclid20250319c
Subject Category
C.5.1.1.   C.5.1.2.   C.5.1.7.  
Subject Name
Credits
ESA/Euclid/Euclid Consortium/NASA
Release Date
2025-03-19
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://euclid.caltech.edu/image/euclid20250319c-galaxies-in-different-shapes-captured-by-euclid
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Euclid, Euclid, Euclid
Instrument
Vis, NISP, NISP
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
Optical, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
700, 1100, 1700
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Euclid
URL
/image/ensci/euclid20250319c
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
City
State/Province
Postal Code
Country
Rights
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
Publisher
Euclid NASA Science Center at IPAC (ENSCI)
Publisher ID
ensci
Resource ID
Resource URL
http://www.euclid.caltech.edu/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBbjBHIiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJibG9iX2lkIn19--24539e5834ef959a7ca97b023211e11faf1bd666/EWS-Q1-EuclidGalaxyMorphology.Collage.4K.V3.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2025-03-19T16:08:39Z
Metadata Version
1.2
×

 

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

×

There is no distance meta data in this image.

 

Providers | Sign In

NASA’s Universe of Learning materials are based upon work supported by NASA under cooperative agreement award number NNX16AC65A to the Space Telescope Science Institute, working in partnership with Caltech/IPAC, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The award is part of NASA’s Science Activation program, which strives to further enable NASA science experts and content into the learning environment more effectively and efficiently with learners of all ages.