MUSE view of the ram-pressure stripped galaxy ESO 137-001
The MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope has provided researchers with the best view yet of a spectacular cosmic crash. Observations reveal for the first time the motion of gas as it is ripped out of the galaxy ESO 137-001 as it ploughs at high speed into a vast galaxy cluster. The results are the key to the solution of a long-standing mystery — why star formation switches off in galaxy clusters.
This picture is in close-to-natural colours, with the red patches being glowing clouds of hydrogen gas.
Note that the upper-left and lower-right parts of this image were filled in using Hubble data.
Oikeudet:ESO/M. Fumagalli
Kuvasta
Tunnistus: | eso1437b |
Tyyppi: | Havainto |
Julkaisupäivä: | 10. marraskuuta 2014 1:01 |
Vastaavat julkaisut: | eso1437 |
Koko: | 616 x 590 px |
Kohteesta
Nimi: | ESO 137-001 |
Tyyppi: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Type : Interacting |
Constellation: | Triangulum Australe |
Kategoria: | Galaxies |
Koordinaatit
Position (RA): | 16 13 22.20 |
Position (Dec): | -60° 45' 15.24" |
Field of view: | 2.06 x 1.97 arcminutes |
Suuntaus: | Pohjoinen on 0.0° oikea pystysuuntaan nähden |
Värit ja suotimet
Kaista | Teleskooppi |
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Very Large Telescope MUSE |