APEX view of the region around the Spiderweb galaxy
This image shows the APEX view in sub-millimetre light of the region around the Spiderweb Galaxy — a protocluster of galaxies in the early Universe surrounding a radio galaxy containing a supermassive black hole. Some of the blobs in this image correspond to dusty star-forming galaxies in the protocluster that cannot be seen in visible light due to absorption by dust. The fainter features here are artifacts of the difficult APEX image processing.
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About the Image
Id: | eso1431b |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 15 October 2014, 12:00 |
Related releases: | eso1431 |
Size: | 976 x 976 px |
About the Object
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 11 40 47.95 |
Position (Dec): | -26° 28' 53.80" |
Field of view: | 16.31 x 16.31 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
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