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
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Rozmiar:616 x 590 px

O obiekcie

Nazwa:ESO 137-001
Typ:Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting
Constellation:Triangulum Australe
Kategoria:Galaxies

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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

PasmoTeleskop
Very Large Telescope
MUSE