Measuring motions in three distant galaxies

NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope images of the three galaxies studied by a team of astronomers who try to understand how galaxies formed when the Universe was half its current age (upper panels). The same galaxies were then studied with the FLAMES/GIRAFFE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) to probe the motions of gas in these objects (lower panels). Parts which are red are moving away from us, while those that are blue are moving towards us. By studying at these motions in detail, the astronomers try to read the history book of the Universe.

Crediti:

ESO/Hammer et al.

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Identificazione:eso0910b
Tipo:Osservazione
Data di rilascio:10 Marzo 2009
Notizie relative:eso0910
Grandezza:1960 x 1280 px

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Nome:Galaxies, Hubble Space Telescope
Tipo:Early Universe : Galaxy
Categoria:Galaxies

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Colori e filtri

BandaTelescopio
OtticoVery Large Telescope
FLAMES

Note: The top images were supplied by the Hubble Space Telescope. FLAMES/GIRAFFE aboard the VLT provided the bottom pictures.