The ‘ Eagle ’ galaxy at a redshift of 0.77 is studied with the Oxford Short Wavelength Integral Field Spectrograph ( SWIFT ) and multi-wavelength data from the All-wavelength Extended Groth strip International Survey ( AEGIS ) . It was chosen from AEGIS because of the bright and extended emission in its slit spectrum . Three dimensional kinematic maps of the Eagle reveal a gradient in velocity dispersion which spans 35 - 75 \pm 10 km s ^ { -1 } and a rotation velocity of 25 \pm 5 km s ^ { -1 } uncorrected for inclination . Hubble Space Telescope images suggest it is close to face-on . In comparison with galaxies from AEGIS at similar redshifts , the Eagle is extremely bright and blue in the rest-frame optical , highly star-forming , dominated by unobscured star-formation , and has a low metallicity for its size . This is consistent with its selection . The Eagle is likely undergoing a major merger and is caught in the early stage of a star-burst when it has not yet experienced metal enrichment or formed the mass of dust typically found in star-forming galaxies .