I-US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) iyaqhubeka nokushicilela izithombe ezimangalisayo ezivela kuNASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
Isithombe esinjalo esilandelayo sibonisa into enguMesiya 90. Lona umthala ozungezayo kumlaza we-Virgo, oqhele ngebanga eliqhele ngeminyaka yokukhanya eyizigidi ezingu-60 ukusuka kithi.
Isithombe esishicilelwe sibonisa ngokucacile isakhiwo se-Messier 90 - i-bulge ephakathi nemikhono. Ukuhlola kubonisa ukuthi umthala oqanjwe igama uyasondela kithi, futhi awusuki kude ne-Milky Way.
Isithombe esibonisiwe sinesici esingajwayelekile - isigaba esinyathelwe ekhoneni eliphezulu kwesokunxele. Ukuba khona kwalo mniningwane kuchazwa izici zokusebenza ze-Wide Field kanye ne-Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2), eyasetshenziswa ukuthola isithombe.
Iqiniso liwukuthi ithuluzi le-WFPC2, elasetshenziswa u-Hubble kusukela ngo-1994 kuya ku-2010, laliqukethe imitshina emine, eyodwa yayo enikeze ukukhuliswa okukhulu kunamanye amathathu. Ngakho-ke, lapho kuhlanganiswa idatha, ukulungiswa kwakudingeka, okwaholela ekubukeni "kwezitebhisi" ezithombeni.
Source: 3dnews.ru