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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 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
Over de afbeelding
| Id: | eso1548d |
| Type: | Observatie |
| Publicatiedatum: | 15 december 2015 12:00 |
| Gerelateerde berichten: | eso1548 |
| Grootte: | 2261 x 2261 px |
Over het object
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Categorie: | 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 |
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Kleuren & filters
| Band | Telescoop |
|---|---|
| Optisch u | CFHT MegaCam |
| Röntgen | XMM-Newton |
| Optisch r | CFHT MegaCam |
| Optisch z | CFHT MegaCam |