ESOcast 140 Light: MUSE Dives into the Hubble Ultra Deep Field

Astronomers using the MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile have conducted the deepest spectroscopic survey ever. They focused on the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, measuring distances and properties of 1600 very faint galaxies including 72 galaxies that have never been detected before, even by Hubble itself. This wealth of new information is giving astronomers insight into star formation in the early Universe, and allows them to study the motions and other properties of early galaxies — made possible by MUSE’s unique spectroscopic capabilities.

This short ESOcast Light gives a quick overview of this important data set.

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Editing: Nico Bartmann
Web and technical support: Mathias André and Raquel Yumi Shida
Written by: Rosa Jesse, Nicole Shearer and Richard Hook
Music: Music written and performed by: tonelabs (http://www.tonelabs.com).
Footage and photos: ESO, Mark Swinbank, Institute for Computational Cosmology, Durham University, M. Fumagalli, L. Calçada, MUSE HUDF collaboration
Directed by: Nico Bartmann
Executive producer: Lars Lindberg Christensen

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Id:eso1738a
Publicatiedatum:29 november 2017 12:00
Gerelateerde berichten:eso1738
Duur:01 m 37 s
Frame rate:30 fps

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Naam:Hubble Ultra Deep Field
Type:Early Universe : Cosmology
Categorie:ESOcast

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