Radio Galaxy PKS 0521-36 - Ground-based View
In this ground-based image taken with the European Southern Observatory 3.6-meter telescope, the whole optical jet is embedded within the galaxy. To see the jet, star light from the galaxy is subtracted by computer processing.
Credit:
NASA & ESA
About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9016b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 4 October 1990, 05:00 |
| Size: | 3000 x 2400 px |
About the Object
| Name: | IRAS F05212-3630, QSO B0521-365 |
| Type: | • Early Universe : Galaxy • Galaxies Images/Videos |
| Distance: | z=0.05 (redshift) |
