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Euclid Deep Field North – Preview
Euclid Deep Field North – Preview
March 19th, 2025
This is Euclid’s Deep Field North. After only one observation, the space telescope has already spotted more than ten million galaxies in this field. It is also very rich in Milky Way stars, as it...
Tag for: Cosmology > Morphology > Deep Field
Cosmology > Morphology > Deep Field
Euclid Deep Field North – Preview
Euclid Deep Field North – Preview
March 19th, 2025
This is Euclid’s Deep Field North. After only one observation, the space telescope has already spotted more than ten million galaxies in this field. It is also very rich in Milky Way stars, as it...
Tag for: Cosmology > Morphology > Deep Field
Cosmology > Morphology > Deep Field
Euclid Deep Field Fornax – Preview
Euclid Deep Field Fornax – Preview
March 19th, 2025
This is Euclid’s Deep Field Fornax. After only one observation, the space telescope already spotted 4.5 million galaxies in this field. In the coming years, Euclid will make 52 observations of this...
Tag for: Cosmology > Morphology > Deep Field
Cosmology > Morphology > Deep Field
Euclid Deep Field Fornax – Preview
Euclid Deep Field Fornax – Preview
March 19th, 2025
This is Euclid’s Deep Field Fornax. After only one observation, the space telescope already spotted 4.5 million galaxies in this field. In the coming years, Euclid will make 52 observations of this...
Tag for: Cosmology > Morphology > Deep Field
Cosmology > Morphology > Deep Field
Euclid’s view of the Cat’s Eye Nebula
Euclid’s view of the Cat’s Eye Nebula
March 19th, 2025
This is a zoom-in of Euclid’s Deep Field North, showing the Cat’s Eye Nebula in the center of the image, around 3000 light-years away. Also known as NGC 6543, this nebula is a visual ‘fossil...
Tag for: Nebula > Type > Planetary
Nebula > Type > Planetary
Euclid Deep Field South, 16x zoom
Euclid Deep Field South, 16x zoom
March 19th, 2025
This image shows an area of Euclid’s Deep Field South. The area is zoomed in 16 times compared to the large mosaic.
Many galaxies are visible in this field, all with different shapes and colors...
Tag for: Cosmology > Morphology > Deep Field
Cosmology > Morphology > Deep Field
Location of Euclid Deep Fields on Gaia and Planck Sky Map
Location of Euclid Deep Fields on Gaia and Planck Sky Map
March 19th, 2025
This graphic shows the location of the Euclid Deep Fields (yellow).
This all-sky view is an overlay of ESA Gaia’s star map from its second data release in 2018 and ESA Planck’s dust map from...
Tag for: Cosmology > Morphology > Deep Field
Cosmology > Morphology > Deep Field
Euclid Deep Field South, 70x zoom
Euclid Deep Field South, 70x zoom
March 19th, 2025
This image shows an area of Euclid’s Deep Field South. The area is zoomed in 70 times compared to the large mosaic.
Various huge galaxy clusters are visible in this image, as well as...
Tag for: Cosmology > Phenomenon > Lensing
Cosmology > Phenomenon > Lensing
Euclid Deep Field South – Preview
Euclid Deep Field South – Preview
March 19th, 2025
This is Euclid’s Deep Field South. After only one observation, the space telescope already spotted more than 11 million galaxies in this field. In the coming years, Euclid will make more...
Tag for: Cosmology > Morphology > Deep Field
Cosmology > Morphology > Deep Field
Euclid’s view of the Cat’s Eye Nebula
Euclid’s view of the Cat’s Eye Nebula
March 19th, 2025
This is a zoom-in of Euclid’s Deep Field North, showing the Cat’s Eye Nebula in the center of the image, around 3000 light-years away. Also known as NGC 6543, this nebula is a visual ‘fossil...
Tag for: Nebula > Type > Planetary
Nebula > Type > Planetary
Galaxies in Different Shapes Captured by Euclid
Galaxies in Different Shapes Captured by Euclid
March 19th, 2025
This image shows examples of galaxies in different shapes, all captured by Euclid during its first observations of the Deep Field areas.
As part of the data release, a detailed catalogue of...
Tag for: Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Strong gravitational lenses captured by Euclid
Strong gravitational lenses captured by Euclid
March 19th, 2025
This image shows examples of gravitational lenses that Euclid captured in its first observations of the Deep Field areas.
Using an initial sweep by artificial intelligence models, followed by...
Euclid Deep Field North – Preview
Euclid Deep Field North – Preview
March 19th, 2025
This is Euclid’s Deep Field North. After only one observation, the space telescope has already spotted more than ten million galaxies in this field. It is also very rich in Milky Way stars, as it...
Tag for: Cosmology > Morphology > Deep Field
Cosmology > Morphology > Deep Field
Euclid image of a bright Einstein ring around galaxy NGC 6505
Euclid image of a bright Einstein ring around galaxy NGC 6505
February 10th, 2025
The ring of light surrounding the centre of the galaxy NGC 6505, captured by ESA’s Euclid telescope, is a stunning example of an Einstein ring. NGC 6505 is acting as a gravitational lens, bending...
Tag for: Galaxy > Type > Elliptical
Galaxy > Type > Elliptical
Euclid beholds a distant swirling spiral galaxy
Euclid beholds a distant swirling spiral galaxy
October 15th, 2024
This image shows an area of the mosaic released by ESA’s Euclid space telescope on 15 October 2024. The area is zoomed in 600 times compared to the large mosaic. In this image, a single spiral...
Tag for: Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Euclid spots interacting galaxies
Euclid spots interacting galaxies
October 15th, 2024
This image shows an area of the mosaic released by ESA’s Euclid space telescope on 15 October 2024. The area is zoomed in 150 times compared to the large mosaic. On the left of the image, Euclid...
Tag for: Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
Euclid captures core of Abell 3381 galaxy cluster
Euclid captures core of Abell 3381 galaxy cluster
October 15th, 2024
This image shows an area of the mosaic released by ESA’s Euclid space telescope on 15 October 2024. The area is zoomed in 36 times compared to the large mosaic. In this image, the core of galaxy...
Tag for: Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
Euclid’s extragalactic view in Southern Sky patch
Euclid’s extragalactic view in Southern Sky patch
October 15th, 2024
This image displays an area of the mosaic released by ESA’s Euclid space telescope on 15 October 2024. The area is zoomed in three times compared to the large mosaic. This patch of the Southern Sky...
Tag for: Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
Euclid sees spiral galaxy NGC 2188 and galaxy cluster Abell 3381
Euclid sees spiral galaxy NGC 2188 and galaxy cluster Abell 3381
October 15th, 2024
This image shows an area of the mosaic released by ESA’s Euclid space telescope on 15 October 2024. The area is zoomed in twelve times compared to the large mosaic. In the middle left, spiral...
Tag for: Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
Mosaic of Euclid observations in the Southern Sky
Mosaic of Euclid observations in the Southern Sky
October 15th, 2024
This mosaic made by ESA’s Euclid space telescopes contains 260 observations collected between 25 March and 8 April 2024. This is 1% of the wide survey that Euclid will capture during six years. In...
Tag for: Sky Phenomenon > Night Sky > Milky Way
Sky Phenomenon > Night Sky > Milky Way
50,000 galaxies in Abell 2390
50,000 galaxies in Abell 2390
May 23rd, 2024
More than 50,000 galaxies are visible in this image of Abell 2390, a galaxy cluster 2.7 billion light-years away from Earth. Near the center of the image, some of the galaxies appear smudged and...
Tag for: Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
Abell 2764
Abell 2764
May 23rd, 2024
This new view shows the galaxy cluster Abell 2764 (top right), a very dense region of space containing hundreds of galaxies orbiting within a halo of dark matter. This image is released as part of...
Tag for: Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
Galaxy NGC 6744
Galaxy NGC 6744
May 23rd, 2024
Here, Euclid captures NGC 6744, one of the largest spiral galaxies beyond our local patch of space. It’s a typical example of the type of galaxy currently forming most of the stars in the nearby...
Tag for: Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Messier 78
Messier 78
May 23rd, 2024
This breathtaking image features Messier 78 (the central and brightest region), a vibrant nursery of star formation enveloped in a shroud of interstellar dust. This image is unprecedented – it is...
Tag for: Nebula > Type > Star Formation
Nebula > Type > Star Formation
Dorado group of galaxies
Dorado group of galaxies
May 23rd, 2024
The Dorado Group of galaxies is one of the richest galaxy groups in the southern hemisphere. Here, Euclid captures signs of galaxies evolving and merging ‘in action’, with beautiful tidal tails and...
Tag for: Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
NGC 6822
NGC 6822
November 7th, 2023
To create a 3D map of the Universe, Euclid will observe the light from galaxies out to 10 billion light-years. Most galaxies in the early Universe don’t look like the quintessential neat spiral,...
Tag for: Galaxy > Type > Irregular
Galaxy > Type > Irregular
Euclid’s view of the Horsehead Nebula
Euclid’s view of the Horsehead Nebula
November 7th, 2023
Euclid shows us a spectacularly panoramic and detailed view of the Horsehead Nebula, also known as Barnard 33 and part of the constellation Orion.
At approximately 1375 light-years away, the...
Tag for: Nebula > Type > Star Formation
Nebula > Type > Star Formation
Euclid’s view of the Perseus cluster of galaxies
Euclid’s view of the Perseus cluster of galaxies
November 7th, 2023
This incredible snapshot from Euclid is a revolution for astronomy. The image shows 1000 galaxies belonging to the Perseus Cluster, and more than 100,000 additional galaxies further away in the...
Tag for: Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
Euclid's View of Spiral Galaxy IC 342
Euclid's View of Spiral Galaxy IC 342
November 7th, 2023
Over its lifetime, our dark Universe detective will image billions of galaxies, revealing the hidden influence that dark matter and dark energy have on them.
That’s why it’s fitting that one of...
Tag for: Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Euclid’s view of globular cluster NGC 6397
Euclid’s view of globular cluster NGC 6397
October 31st, 2023
This sparkly image shows Euclid’s view on a globular cluster called NGC 6397. Globular clusters are collections of hundreds of thousands of stars held together by gravity.
Located about 7800...
Tag for: Star > Grouping > Cluster > Globular
Star > Grouping > Cluster > Globular
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