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The fluctuation maps obtained by AKARI towards the North Ecliptic Pole

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The fluctuation maps obtained by AKARI towards the North Ecliptic Pole. The image at 2.4, 3.2 and 4.1 micrometers are shown from left to right. The colors blue-red-yellow designate the sky brightness from dark to bright. Diameter of the images is 10 arcmin, which corresponds to one million light year in the present universe assuming that the origin of fluctuation is the first stars of the universe.

Results: AKARI detected the light from the first stars

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