A galaxy seen when the Universe was only 820 million years old
The red speck at the centre of this very deep image from the ESO Very Large Telescope shows the galaxy NTTDF-474, one of the most distant ever to have had its distance measured accurately. This extremely faint object is one of five that have been used to chart the timeline of the reionisation of the Universe about 13 billion years ago.
Credit:ESO/ L. Pentericci
About the Image
| Id: | eso1138b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 12 October 2011, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1138 |
| Size: | 800 x 800 px |
About the Object
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Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 435 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
| Optical R | 675 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
| Infrared I | 775 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
| Infrared Z | 850 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
| Infrared Y | 1.02 μm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
| Infrared J | 1.1 μm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
| Infrared K | 2.2 μm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |