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Jackpot Nebula
Large Lyman-Alpha nebula with four quasars embedded in it From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Jackpot Nebula is a large luminous Lyman-Alpha nebula located at a distance of z=2.041 with a size of 350 kpc. It has four quasars embedded within it and a overdensity of Lyman-Alpha emitting galaxies.[1][2]
The four quasars embedded within the Jackpot Nebula irradiate the nebula causing it to emitting light.[3]
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