Close-up images of some of the most distant galaxies known
Close-ups of some of the most distant galaxies. Each of the high-redshift galaxies is highlighted by a white circle. The redshift of the object is indicated at the lower left corner of each image. All objects appear green in this image because they are not seen in the blue image and most of their light is emitted in the middle band that is rendered as green in the above three-colour image. Each image measures 30 arcsec on a side; this corresponds to approx. 500,000 light-years at the distance of these objects.
Credit:ESO
About the Image
Id: | eso0326b |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 21 August 2003 |
Related releases: | eso0326 |
Size: | 665 x 1002 px |
About the Object
Name: | Galaxies |
Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
Distance: | z=5.3 (redshift) |
Category: | Galaxies Galaxy Clusters |
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Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
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Optical R | 650 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
Infrared I | 780 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |
Infrared Z | 910 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS2 |