Space / 2007-10-25
Stacks of Light
NASA's image library records Stacks of Light.
These two images show tacked Chandra images for two different classes of distant, massive galaxy detected with NASA Spitzer. Image stacking is a procedure used to detect emission from objects that is too faint to be detected in single images.
A CLOSER LOOK
These two images show tacked Chandra images for two different classes of distant, massive galaxy detected with NASA Spitzer. Image stacking is a procedure used to detect emission from objects that is too faint to be detected in single images.
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FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE
NASA Image and Video LibraryStacks of LightOriginal explanation based on the sources above. Images carry their own reuse terms.