Newly Found Galaxies (SINFONI/VLT)
Images of the region around 14 quasars where a previously hidden galaxy was detected via its hydrogen emission using the SINFONI instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope. The contours show the quasars, while the arrow represents 1 arcsecond (~ 26 000 light-years at the distance of these galaxies, which is roughly 7 700 million light-years). North is up, East is left, and the colour-coding reflects the relative hydrogen fluxes of the sources.
Credit:
ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso0740a |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 14 September 2007 |
| Related releases: | eso0740 |
| Size: | 2090 x 1426 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Galaxies, Quasar |
| Type: | • Early Universe : Galaxy • Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Quasar • X - Galaxies |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Infrared Near-IR |
Very Large Telescope SINFONI |
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