Abell S 1101 (=Sirsic 159-03)
January 24, 2013
Shown are the EPIC-MOS X-ray contours of the Sirsic 159-03 cluster of galaxies, superimposed on an optical (Digitised Sky Survey) view of the corresponding region. The contours map the X-ray intensity distribution of the intra-cluster gas and the bottom graph illustrates the radial temperature profile of this X-ray emitting material. Courtesy J. Kaastra, SRON, Utrecht, NL.
Topics:
Environment, Galaxy clusters, Large-scale structure of the cosmos, Astronomy, Netherlands Institute for Space Research, Galaxy groups and clusters, Space, Galaxy, Plasma physics, Physics, X-ray
