Gas Halo (IMAGE)

W. M. Keck Observatory

Gas Halo

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This is an artist's concept showing the gaseous halo surrounding a galaxy, illuminated by a narrow band of ultraviolet light called Lyman alpha emission. BX418's gas halo is about ten times the size of the galaxy itself.

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Tonia Klein, UWM

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