Zooming in on the distant galaxy MACS1149, and beyond

This zoom video sequence takes the viewer far back towards the early Universe. We start with a broad view of the sky and home in on the constellation of Leo (The Lion). Here we find the spectacular cluster of galaxies MACS1149 in an image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. But far beyond this cluster lies the very faint object MACS1149-JD1. ALMA and VLT observations have shown this galaxy be seen only 500 million years after the Big Bang and to show evidence of star formation from even earlier times.

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ESO, ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), N. Risinger (skysurvey.org). Music: Konstantino Polizois

Om videon

ID:eso1815b
Publiceringsdatum:16 maj 2018 19:00
Relaterade pressmeddelanden:eso1815
Speltid:35 s
Frame rate:30 fps

Om objektet

Namn:MACS1149-JD1
Typ:Early Universe : Galaxy
Kategori:Galaxies

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