Artist’s impression of the distant galaxy SXDF-NB1006-2
Many young bright stars are located in the galaxy and ionise the gas inside and around the galaxy. Green colour indicates the ionised oxygen detected by ALMA, whereas purple shows the distribution of ionised hydrogen detected by the Subaru Telescope.
Credit:NAOJ
About the Image
| Id: | eso1620d |
| Type: | Artwork |
| Release date: | 16 June 2016, 20:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1620 |
| Size: | 3543 x 3543 px |
About the Object
| Type: | Early Universe |
| Category: | Illustrations |
