Zooming in on the unusual active galaxy Markarian 1018
This sequence takes the viewer deep into the rather faint constellation of Cetus (The Sea Monster). In the final stages the faint active galaxy Markarian 1018 is seen, in a recent image from the MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope.
Credit:ESO/A. Fujii/Digitized Sky Survey 2/CARS survey
About the Video
| Id: | eso1631a |
| Release date: | 15 September 2016, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1631 |
| Duration: | 50 s |
| Frame rate: | 30 fps |
About the Object
| Name: | Markarian 1018 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN |
| Category: | Galaxies |
