Lockman Hole
January 24, 2013
Combining the images from all EPIC cameras, the Lockman Hole provides the deepest ever X-ray survey of this region where observation of the early Universe is facilitated by the relative absence of intervening, absorbing material. The view gives a 'real colour' representation of all the sources, coded according to their X-ray hardness. More than 60 new sources are detected in the 5-10 keV band alone. Image courtesy of G. Hasinger, Astrophysikalisches Institute, Potsdam, Germany.
Topics:
Medicine, Astronomy, X-ray astronomy, Lockman, X-ray, Radiography, Ursa Major constellation, Lockman Hole, Observational astronomy, Electromagnetic radiation
