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2-D Spectrum of Distant Galaxy with Lyman-alpha Emission

The image shows the two-dimensional spectrum of a high-redshift galaxy in the Hubble Deep Field South, as obtained with FORS1 at the VLT UT1. The image is a combination of 5 exposures with a total exposure time of 3 hours and has been sky-subtracted. The bright, vertical feature visible to the left (marked) is redshifted Lyman-alpha emission in the galaxy.

Credit:

ESO

About the Image

Id:eso9915b
Type:Observation
Release date:27 February 1999
Related releases:eso9915
Size:2916 x 804 px

About the Object

Name:Spectrum
Type:• Early Universe : Galaxy
• X - Galaxies

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BandTelescope
Optical Very Large Telescope
FORS1

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