Highlights of the VST image of the Hercules galaxy cluster
These highlights, taken from a new image of the young Hercules galaxy cluster from the VLT Survey Telescope (VST) and the OmegaCAM camera, show a wide variety of interacting galaxies. The numerous interactions, and the large number of gas-rich, star-forming spiral galaxies in the cluster, make the members of the Hercules cluster look like the young galaxies of the more distant Universe.
Credit:ESO/INAF-VST/OmegaCAM. Acknowledgement: OmegaCen/Astro-WISE/Kapteyn Institute
About the Image
| Id: | eso1211b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 7 March 2012, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1211 |
| Size: | 7958 x 5378 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Abell 2151 |
| Type: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
| Distance: | z=0.036 (redshift) |
| Category: | Galaxy Clusters |
Image Formats
Wallpapers
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical g | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM | |
| Optical 670 | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM | |
| Infrared i | 798 nm | VLT Survey Telescope OmegaCAM |