Optical and gas overlay (IMAGE)

International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research

Optical and gas overlay

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The red shade shows the atomic hydrogen gas content of the galaxy, overlaid on the optical image. The atomic gas that is outside the white circle does not contribute significantly to the formation of new stars

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Legacy Surveys / D. Lang (Perimeter Institute)/ T. Westmeier - ICRAR

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