Maps of BzK-15504

SINFONI maps of H-alphaline emission in BzK-15504, separated in 65 km/s bins of Doppler velocity (marked at the bottom left of each image) and centred on the systemic cosmological redshift of the galaxy (z=2.38). North is up and East is to the left, and a bar marks the angular scale of 0.5". The high resolution, spectrally resolved images show with exquisite clarity that star formation in this distant galaxy occurs in spectacular luminous complexes (bright spots) and that gas is funnelled at large rates into the nuclear region, forming a dense stellar bulge there. Over time, this system may transform into a compact, dense elliptical galaxy.

Credit:

ESO

About the Image

Id:eso0631b
Type:Observation
Release date:17 August 2006
Related releases:eso0631
Size:2508 x 1620 px

About the Object

Name:BzK 15504
Type:Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN
Distance:z=2.38 (redshift)
Category:Galaxies
Quasars and Black Holes

Image Formats

Large JPEG
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Screensize JPEG
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Wallpapers

1024x768
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1280x1024
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1600x1200
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1920x1200
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2048x1536
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Colours & filters

BandTelescope
Infrared
H-alpha
Very Large Telescope
SINFONI