Composite of x-ray and visible light views of a distant cluster of galaxies
This image superimposes an X-ray image of a distant cluster (the blue pixellated image, from ESA's XMM-Newton satellite) on top of a ground-based view of the sky (from the Canada France Hawaii Telescope). Some of the brightest X-ray objects are galaxies with brilliant centres powered by supermassive black holes. The cluster at the centre of the picture shows up as an extended patch of X-ray emission, coming from hot gas.
Credit:ESA/XXL consortium/Canada France Hawaii Telescope
About the Image
| Id: | eso1548b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 15 December 2015, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1548 |
| Size: | 2261 x 2261 px |
About the Object
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Category: | Galaxy Clusters |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 2 10 56.41 |
| Position (Dec): | -6° 12' 0.34" |
| Field of view: | 7.02 x 7.02 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is -0.0° left of vertical |
View in WorldWide Telescope:
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical u | CFHT MegaCam |
| X-ray | XMM-Newton |
| Optical r | CFHT MegaCam |
| Optical z | CFHT MegaCam |