MUSE view of the ram-pressure stripped galaxy ESO 137-001
The MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope has provided researchers with the best view yet of a spectacular cosmic crash. Observations reveal for the first time the motion of gas as it is ripped out of the galaxy ESO 137-001 as it ploughs at high speed into a vast galaxy cluster. The results are the key to the solution of a long-standing mystery — why star formation switches off in galaxy clusters.
This picture is in close-to-natural colours, with the red patches being glowing clouds of hydrogen gas.
Note that the upper-left and lower-right parts of this image were filled in using Hubble data.
Źródło:ESO/M. Fumagalli
O zdjęciu
Identyfikator: | eso1437b |
Typ: | Obserwacje |
Data publikacji: | 10 listopada 2014 01:01 |
Powiązane komunikaty: | eso1437 |
Rozmiar: | 616 x 590 px |
O obiekcie
Nazwa: | ESO 137-001 |
Typ: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
Constellation: | Triangulum Australe |
Kategoria: | Galaxies |
Współrzędne
Pozycja (RA): | 16 13 22.20 |
Pozycja (Dec): | -60° 45' 15.24" |
Pole widzenia: | 2.06 x 1.97 arcminutes |
Orientacja: | North is 0.0° prawo of vertical |
Kolory i filtry
Pasmo | Teleskop |
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Very Large Telescope MUSE |