The Most Distant Quasar: Both Headache And Opportunity
GNIRS spectrum (black line) of ULAS J1120+0641. The red line marks the 1sigma error spectrum. Prominent emission lines are marked. The green line is a composite spectrum formed by averaging the spectra of z = 2.2-2.6 quasars in SDSS.
Credit:NOIRLab
About the Image
| Id: | gemini1107b |
| Type: | Chart |
| Release date: | June 29, 2011, 8 p.m. |
| Related releases: | gemini1107 |
| Size: | 1181 x 510 px |
About the Object
| Category: | Quasars and Black Holes |
