DECam legt intraclusterlicht vast in sterrenstelselcluster Abell 3667

Intracluster licht is een diffuse gloed van sterren die tijdens de vorming van een sterrenstelselcluster uit sterrenstelsels zijn gestript.

Abell 3667 is te zien op deze DECam-afbeelding

https://www.kuuke.nl/decam-legt-intraclusterlicht-vast-in-sterrenstelselcluster-abell-3667/

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The Abell 3667 galaxy cluster captured by the Dark Energy Camera

https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2524a/

Credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Acknowledgment: PI: Anthony Englert (Brown University)
Image Processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF NOIRLab)

More insights:
https://noirlab.edu/public/news/noirlab2524/

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#astronomy #galaxies #MeerKAT #Abell3667 An article published in the journal "Astronomy & Astrophysics" reports the most detailed view ever obtained of remains inside the galaxy cluster Abell 3667 with a shock wave that expands over about 6.5 million light-years, the largest ever identified.

https://english.tachyonbeam.com/2022/02/25/the-largest-cosmic-shock-waves-ever-detected-are-in-the-galaxy-cluster-abell-3667/