First X-ray Mosaic
Pointings 10 ks. The size is ~ 2x1 deg2
(Images produced by A. Read, Birmingham)
Size of the image has been reduced by 1/2. Click on the image
to see it at full size (1099x665).
This is the largest deep X-ray image of the sky obtained so far
(~ 5x10-15 erg/s/cm2 in the [0.5-2] keV band).
A wealth of objects (pointlike and extended), structures, X-ray colours is
conspicuous.
The data set opens an exciting new territory for prodigious cosmological
studies.
[Based on observations obtained with the XMM-Newton observatory, an ESA
science mission with instruments and contributions directly funded by ESA
Member States and the USA (NASA).]
Web Pages : Alain Detal, Dec 2003.
