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ALMA view of the Cosmic Eyelash
This ALMA image shows the Cosmic Eyelash, a remote starburst galaxy that appears double and brightened by gravitational lensing. ALMA has been used to detect turbulent reservoirs of cold gas surrounding this and other distant starburst galaxies. By detecting CH+ for the first time in the distant Universe, this research opens up a new window of exploration into a critical epoch of star formation.
Forrás:ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/E. Falgarone et al.
About the Image
Id: | eso1727b |
Típus: | Observation |
Közzététel napja: | 2017. augusztus 30. 17.00 |
Related releases: | eso1727 |
Size: | 1500 x 1500 px |
About the Object
Név: | Eyelash |
Típus: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Activity : Starburst |
Constellation: | Aquarius |
Category: | Galaxies |
Háttérképek
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 21 35 11.63 |
Position (Dec): | -1° 2' 52.41" |
Field of view: | 0.16 x 0.16 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 43.0° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Telescope |
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Millimeter | Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array Band 6 |