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X-ray, H-alpha & Optical Images of ESO 137-001
Two spectacular tails of X-ray emission has been seen trailing behind a galaxy using the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The optical and H-alpha data of the galaxy cluster Abell 3627 were obtained with the Southern Astrophysical Research (SOAR) Telescope in Chile.
(Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/UVa/M. Sun, et al; H-alpha/Optical: SOAR (UVa/NOAO/UNC/CNPq-Brazil)/M.Sun et al. )
Two spectacular tails of X-ray emission has been seen trailing behind a galaxy using the Chandra X-ray Observatory. The optical and H-alpha data of the galaxy cluster Abell 3627 were obtained with the Southern Astrophysical Research (SOAR) Telescope in Chile.
(Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/UVa/M. Sun, et al; H-alpha/Optical: SOAR (UVa/NOAO/UNC/CNPq-Brazil)/M.Sun et al. )
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Abell 3627 with Scale Bar
(Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/UVa/M. Sun, et al; H-alpha/Optical: SOAR (UVa/NOAO/UNC/CNPq-Brazil)/M.Sun et al.
(Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/UVa/M. Sun, et al; H-alpha/Optical: SOAR (UVa/NOAO/UNC/CNPq-Brazil)/M.Sun et al.
Return to ESO 137-001 (January 21, 2010)
Revised: November 30, 2022