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3C 83.1; z=0.025

The near-infrared image shows an elliptical elongated north to south and covering most of the detector area. The image reveals a thin dust lane wrapping around the nucleus. A bright nearby star generates diffraction spikes crossing the detector. Some faint globular clusters are also visible.



David James Elford Floyd
2007-07-28