Astronomers Discover Milky Way’s Twin
Astronomers have discovered another galaxy about 30 million light years away that looks like a giant Milky Way “clone”.
The galaxy would be identical to the Milky Way if its diameter was not
Astronomers Discover Milky Way’s Twin
Astronomers have discovered another galaxy about 30 million light years away that looks like a giant Milky Way “clone”.
The galaxy would be identical to the Milky Way if its diameter was not twice that of the Milky Way.
“This view could almost be a picture postcard of our own Milky Way, taken and sent by an extragalactic friend, as this galaxy closely resembles our own,” the European Southern Observatory (ESO) said in a statement.
The galaxy lies about 30 million light years away, in the constellation Pavo.
The NGC 6744 galaxy was discovered by using a 7-foot telescope at La Silla, Chile.
The image was created from exposures taken through four different filters that passed blue, yellow-green and red light and the glow coming from hydrogen gas.
Image Caption: This picture of the nearby galaxy NGC 6744 was taken with the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope at La Silla. The large spiral galaxy i