Irregular galaxy NGC 6822, Euclid image
Euclid telescope image of the irregular dwarf galaxy NGC 6822, one of the first five images released from Euclid on the 11th of November 2023. NGC 6822 is found 1.6 million light years away, in the Local Group, the same galaxy cluster the Milky Way is part of. Euclid is the first telescope able to observe this entire galaxy at this sharpness in just one hour. This quality will allow Euclid to create the largest 3D map of the universe to date as part of its mission to investigate how dark matter and dark energy have shaped the universe. By observing billions of galaxies up to ten billion light years away, Euclid will provide a valuable insight into the way that galaxies expand and move. From this, it will be possible for the properties of dark matter and dark energy to be inferred. This image was obtained by combining data from Euclid's visible instrument (VIS) and near-infrared spectrometer and photometer (NISP)., by EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY
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