3D animation of quasar halo
The MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope is able to collect three-dimensional data. Using this data cube, astronomers were able to create a 3D representation of the gas halos surrounding the distant quasars.
Credit:ESO/S. Cantalupo
About the Video
| Id: | eso1638b |
| Release date: | 26 October 2016, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1638 |
| Duration: | 24 s |
| Frame rate: | 30 fps |
About the Object
| Category: | Quasars and Black Holes |
