This image superimposes an X-ray image of a distant cluster (the blue image, from ESA’s XMM-Newton satellite) on top of a ground-based view of the sky (from the Canada France Hawaii Telescope). Some of the brightest X-ray objects are galaxies with brilliant centres powered by supermassive black holes. The cluster at the centre of the picture shows up as an extended patch of X-ray emission, coming from hot gas.
Credit:
ESA/XXL consortium/Canada France Hawaii Telescope
About the Image
| Id: | eso1548d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 15 December 2015, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1548 |
| Size: | 2261 x 2261 px |
About the Object
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Category: | Galaxy Clusters |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 2 10 56.41 |
| Position (Dec): | -6° 12′ 0.34″ |
| Field of view: | 7.02 x 7.02 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.0° left of vertical |
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