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True-Colour Image of M100
A "true colour" image of the nucleus of M100
Images in the J, H and K bands have been colour-coded blue, green,
and red, respectively, and combined together. These images were obtained
with IRCAM3 and its 2X magnifier in conditions of excellent seeing
(0.3"), and reveal a host of compact star formation regions surrounding
the galaxy's nucleus. Dust lanes, which spiral all the way into the nucleus,
and partially obscure some of these regions, appear as red-brown patches.
Image courtesy of Stuart Ryder (JAC) and Johan Knapen
(University of Hertfordshire).
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