Gravitationally Lensed Image of Highest Redshift Galaxy
A theoretical model of the cluster lens is used to 'unsmear' the gravitationally-lensed image back into the galaxy's normal appearance. The corrected image gives a highly magnified view of the distant galaxy with detail 5-10 times smaller than Hubble alone can provide. It clearly shows several bright, very compact regions of intense star formation.
These starburst regions are as 700 light-years across. The knots are so bright they indicate bursts of star formation taking place at a much faster rate than seen in most galaxies at the present time.
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About the Image
NASA press release
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| Id: | opo9725d |
| Type: | Simulation |
| Release date: | 30 July 1997, 06:00 |
| Size: | 180 x 200 px |
About the Object
| Name: | CL1358+62 |
| Type: | • Early Universe : Galaxy : Type : Gravitationally Lensed • Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster • Galaxies Images/Videos • Cosmology Images/Videos |
