Wide-field view of the sky around the gravitationally lensed galaxy merger H-ATLAS J142935.3-002836
This wide-field view of the sky around the gravitationally lensed galaxy merger H-ATLAS J142935.3-002836 was created from images in the Digitized Sky Survey 2. This comparatively empty patch of sky features few stars and many faint galaxies — including one that has by chance acted like a magnifying glass and focussed light from a much dimmer and remote star-forming galaxy merger.
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
About the Image
| Id: | eso1426c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 26 August 2014, 18:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1426 |
| Size: | 6921 x 6951 px |
About the Object
| Name: | H-ATLAS J142935.3-002836 |
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : Starburst Early Universe : Galaxy : Type : Gravitationally Lensed |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 14 29 33.30 |
| Position (Dec): | 0° 28' 51.27" |
| Field of view: | 116.32 x 116.82 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
View in WorldWide Telescope:
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical O-emulsion | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical B | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Optical R | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
| Infrared I | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |