Very Large Telescope view of Abell 2744 Pandoras Cluster

esahubble_heic1111d June 22nd, 2011

Credit: ESO and D. Coe (STScI)/J. Merten (Heidelberg/Bologna)

This image, made with the European Southern Observatorys Very Large Telescope (VLT), shows a wide view of merging galaxy cluster Abell 2744, nicknamed Pandoras Cluster. This remarkable object seems to be the result of the collision of at least four separate galaxy clusters.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1111d/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Abell 2744
Subject - Distant Universe: Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 0h 14m 20.6s; DEC = -30° 24’ 0.3”
Orientation: North is 0.1° CCW
Field of View: 6.7 x 6.7 arcminutes
Constellation: Sculptor

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
VLT (FORS1)	Optical (V)	-
VLT (FORS1)	Optical (R)	-
VLT (FORS1)	Infrared (R)	-

ID: heic1111d
Subject Category: D.5.5.3
Subject Name: Abell 2744
Credits: ESO and D. Coe (STScI)/J. Merten (Heidelberg/Bologna)

Release Date: 2011-06-22T15:00:00
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Reference Url: http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1111d/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: Very Large Telescope (VLT), Very Large Telescope (VLT), Very Large Telescope (VLT)
Instrument: FORS1, FORS1, FORS1
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Red

Band: Optical, Optical, Infrared
Bandpass: V, R, R
Central Wavelength

Start Time
Integration Time: 330, 330, 330
Dataset ID
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 3.58577850204, -30.4000745464
Reference Dimension: 2017.0, 2017.0

Reference Pixel: 1008.5, 1008.5
Scale: -5.55960143255e-05, 5.55960143255e-05
Rotation: 0.060000000000000012
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Notes

Creator (Curator): ESA/Hubble
URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/
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Telephone
Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
State/Province

Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID: esahubble
Resource ID: heic1111d

Resource URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/original/heic1111d.tif
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Metadata Date: 2011-05-09T14:54:15+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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