Galaxy LAEJ095950.99+021219.1 (IMAGE)

Arizona State University

Galaxy LAEJ095950.99+021219.1

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This is a false color image of the galaxy LAEJ095950.99+021219.1 . In this image, blue corresponds to optical light (wavelength near 500 nm), red to near-infrared light (wavelength near 920 nm), and green to the narrow range of wavelengths admitted by the narrow bandpass filter (around 968 nm). LAEJ095950.99+021219.1 appears as the green source near the center of the image cutout. The image shows about 1/6000 of the area that was surveyed.

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James Rhoads

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