PIA07910: Barred Ring Galaxy NGC 1291
This ultraviolet image (left) and visual image (right) from NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer is of the barred ring galaxy NGC 1291. The VIS image is dominated by the inner disk and bar. The UV image is dominated by the low surface brightness outer arms.
 Target Name:  NGC 1291
 Mission:  Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) 
 Spacecraft:  GALEX Orbiter
 Instrument:  GALEX Telescope 
 Product Size:  1412 x 706 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  California Institute of Technology 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07910.tif (2.996 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07910.jpg (121.6 kB)  

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Original Caption Released with Image:

Ultraviolet image (left) and visual image (right) of the barred ring galaxy NGC 1291. The visual image is dominated by the inner disk and bar. The ultraviolet image is dominated by the low surface brightness outer arms.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSC

Image Addition Date:
2005-05-05