New population of distant galaxies
Small patch of the sky surveyed by the VVDS team in the Cetus (The Whale) constellation. This colour-composite image based on observations made with Megacam at the CFHT indicates a few of the newly found distant galaxies (encircled ones) based on VIMOS/VLT data. In this field of view of about 3 x 3 arcmin, 13 distant galaxies were discovered. The VVDS team discovered in total about 1,000 of such galaxies.
Credit:ESO/LAM-OAMP/CFHT
About the Image
| Id: | eso0530a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 22 September 2005 |
| Related releases: | eso0530 |
| Size: | 2269 x 2034 px |
About the Object
| Name: | VIMOS VLT Deep Survey |
| Type: | Early Universe : Cosmology : Morphology : Deep Field |
| Category: | Cosmology |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| CFHT MegaCam |