Image gallery

RGB XMM-Newton image of the nearby spiral galaxy NGC300, showing the bright ultraluminous X-ray pulsar NGC300 ULX1.

Multi-wavelength image of galaxy NGC300. Red: Spitzer (MIPS, far-infrared), Green: MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope (WFI, optical), Blue: XMM-Newton (EPIC, X-rays).

RGB image of CL J005603-3732.7: ongoing merging process of two galaxy clusters, located at redshift z=0.165 in the field-of-view of galaxy NGC300. Red: optical image showing point sources, Green: optical image showing diffuse emission, Blue: X-ray halo.

Time variability of the X-ray source population in galaxy NGC300.

RGB XMM-Newton image of the nearby spiral galaxy NGC6946.

Time variability of the X-ray source population in galaxy NGC6946.

Multi-wavelength image of the spiral galaxy NGC6946. Red: Spitzer (IRAC, 8 microns), Green: Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2, Blue band), Blue: XMM-Newton (EPIC, 0.2-10 keV).

RGB XMM-Newton image of the nearby spiral galaxy NGC7793.

Time variability of the X-ray source population in galaxy NGC7793.

Multi-wavelength image of the spiral galaxy NGC7793. Red: Spitzer (IRAC, 8 microns), Green: Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2, Red band), Blue: XMM-Newton (EPIC, 0.2-10 keV).

RGB XMM-Newton image of the starburst galaxy M82.

RGB XMM-Newton image of the nearby spiral galaxy M83.

Time variability of the X-ray source population in galaxy M83.

Multi-wavelength image of the barred spiral galaxy M83. Red: Spitzer (IRAC, 8 microns), Green: Digitized Sky Survey (DSS1, Blue band), Blue: XMM-Newton (EPIC, 0.2-10 keV).

RGB XMM-Newton image of the interacting galaxy pair M51. The system is composed of a spiral galaxy M51a (the "Whirlpool galaxy", NGC5194, bottom) and a dwarf galaxy M51b (NGC5195, top).

Time variability of the X-ray source population in the interacting galaxy pair M51.

Multi-wavelength image of the interacting galaxy pair M51. Red: Spitzer (IRAC, 8 microns), Green: Hubble (ACS, F435W), Blue: XMM-Newton (EPIC, 0.2-10 keV).

RGB XMM-Newton image of the nearby spiral galaxy M81 (right) and its dwarf satellite galaxy Holmberg IX (left).

Multi-wavelength image of the spiral galaxy M81 (right) and its dwarf satellite galaxy HolmbergIX (left). Red: Spitzer (IRAC, 8 microns), Green: Sloan Digitized Sky Survey (green band), Blue: XMM-Newton (EPIC, 0.2-10 keV).

RGB XMM-Newton image of the elliptical galaxy M87.

RGB XMM-Newton image of the starburst galaxy NGC253.

Time variability of the X-ray source population in NGC253.

RGB XMM-Newton image of the spiral galaxy NGC2403.

RGB XMM-Newton image of the starburst galaxy NGC1313 (the "Topsy-Turvy Galaxy").

Time variability of the X-ray source population in NGC1313.

RGB XMM-Newton image of the dwarf irregular galaxy Holmberg II.

RGB XMM-Newton image of the elliptical galaxies NGC1399 (top) and NGC1404 (bottom).

RGB XMM-Newton image of the edge-on spiral galaxy NGC891.

Time variability of the X-ray source population in NGC891.

RGB XMM-Newton image of the spiral and Seyfert galaxy M106.

RGB XMM-Newton image of the irregular galaxy NGC55 ("The Whale Galaxy").

RGB XMM-Newton image of the face-on spiral galaxy M101 ("The Pinwheel Galaxy").

RGB XMM-Newton image of the irregular galaxy IC10.

RGB XMM-Newton image of the spiral galaxy IC342, "The Hidden Galaxy".

RGB XMM-Newton image of the two merging galaxies NGC4038 and NGC4039, "The Antennae Galaxies".

RGB XMM-Newton image of the spiral galaxy NGC247.

RGB XMM-Newton image of the elliptical galaxy NGC5128, "Centaurus A".

RGB XMM-Newton image of the spiral galaxy NGC4395.

RGB XMM-Newton image of the spiral galaxy NGC4736/M94, the "Cat's Eye Galaxy" or "Croc's Eye Galaxy".

RGB XMM-Newton image of the irregular galaxy NGC5408.

Time variability of the X-ray sources surrounding irregular galaxy NGC5408.

RGB XMM-Newton image of the spiral galaxy M74/NGC628, the "Phantom Galaxy".

RGB XMM-Newton image of the spiral galaxy NGC5907, the "Knife Edge Galaxy" or the "Splinter Galaxy".

RGB XMM-Newton image of the spiral galaxy M99/NGC4254.

RGB XMM-Newton image of the spiral galaxy NGC4490, the "Cocoon Galaxy" and its smaller companion NGC4485.

RGB XMM-Newton image of the spiral galaxy M77/NGC1068, containing an Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN).

RGB XMM-Newton image of the elliptical galaxy NGC1052, containing an Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN).

RGB XMM-Newton image of the spiral galaxy NGC4414.

RGB XMM-Newton image of the spiral galaxy NGC3079.

RGB XMM-Newton image of the elliptical galaxy NGC1316.

RGB XMM-Newton image of the spiral galaxy NGC1365, the "Great Barred Spiral Galaxy", containing an Active Galactic Nucleus (AGN).

RGB XMM-Newton image of the spiral galaxy NGC7582.

RGB XMM-Newton image of the barred spiral galaxy NGC7552.

RGB XMM-Newton image of the elliptical galaxy NGC3923.

RGB XMM-Newton image of the globular cluster Omega Centauri/ NGC5139.

RGB XMM-Newton image of the globular cluster M13, the "Great Globular Cluster" or "Hercules Globular Cluster".

RGB XMM-Newton image of the globular cluster NGC3201.

RGB XMM-Newton image of the globular cluster M69/NGC6637.

Multi-wavelength image of the open star cluster the Pleiades (M45), also called the "Seven Sisters", in the constellation of Taurus. Red: WISE Mission (22 microns), Green: XMM-Newton (0.2-10 keV), Blue: Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2, Blue band).

RGB XMM-Newton image of a region inside the open star cluster the Pleaides/M45.

RGB XMM-Newton image of the Seyfert galaxy Circinus Galaxy (ESO 97-G13).

Multi-wavelength image of the Seyfert galaxy Circinus Galaxy. Red: WISE (12 microns), Green: 2MASS (J band), Blue: XMM-Newton (EPIC, 0.2-10 keV).

Time variability of the X-ray source population in the Circinus Galaxy.