FORS1 First Light - Distant cluster of galaxies
Produced from a 5-min near-infrared exposure, this image was obtained during the night of First Light of the FORS1 instrument (September 15, 1998). It shows an enlargment of the sky field near the quasar PB5763, showing the individual members of this cluster of galaxies in more detail.
Credit:
ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso9845c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 23 September 1998 |
| Related releases: | eso9845 |
| Size: | 2360 x 2004 px |
About the Object
| Name: | PB5763 |
| Type: | • Early Universe : Galaxy : Activity : AGN : Quasar • Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster • Galaxy Clusters |
| Distance: | z=0.85 (redshift) |
Coordinates
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Infrared I |
800 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
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