Galaxy structure seven billion light-years away
Astronomers have tracked down a gigantic, previously unknown assembly of galaxies located almost seven billion light-years away from us. The discovery, made possible by combining two of the most powerful ground-based telescopes in the world — ESO’s Very Large Telescope and NAOJ’s Subaru Telescope — is the first observation of such a prominent galaxy structure in the distant Universe, providing further insight into the cosmic web and how it formed.
This animation provides a fly-through through the newly found galaxy filament and reveals the extent of this gigantic structure.
ESO/L. Calçada/Subaru/National Astronomical Observatory of Japan/M. Tanaka
A proposito del video
Identificazione: | eso0941a |
Data di rilascio: | 03 Novembre 2009 |
Notizie relative: | eso0941 |
Durata: | 20 s |
Frame rate: | 30 fps |
Riguardo all'oggetto
Categoria: | Galaxy Clusters |