Radio observations (IMAGE)

Royal Astronomical Society

Radio observations

Caption

Radio observations of Stephan's Quintet at different frequencies, taken by the Low Frequency Array (LOFAR) and the Very Large Array (VLA). The red colours indicate strong radio emission coming from the shock front, as well as from some of the galaxies in the group and beyond.

Credit

University of Hertfordshire

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