Starforming Galaxy at Redshift 0.62
This image is an infrared spectrum showing the Hydrogen-alpha (0.6563µm) emission line (indicated with an arrow), shifted to 1.06µm in a star-forming galaxy at redshift z = 0.62, discovered in the CFRS survey. The total integration time with ISAAC was only 1 hour.
Credit:
ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso9856h |
| Type: | Chart |
| Release date: | 26 November 1998 |
| Related releases: | eso9856 |
| Size: | 2996 x 2479 px |
About the Object
| Name: | CFRS survey, Spectrum |
| Type: | • Early Universe : Galaxy • Early Universe : Cosmology : Morphology : Deep Field • X - Galaxies • X - Cosmology |
| Distance: | z=0.62 (redshift) |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Infrared Near-IR |
1.06 μm | Very Large Telescope ISAAC |
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