Hubble image of galaxy cluster MACS J1206
esahubble_heic1115a October 13th, 2011
Credit: NASA, ESA, M. Postman (STScI) and the CLASH Team
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the galaxy cluster MACS J1206. Galaxy clusters like these have enormous mass, and their gravity is powerful enough to visibly bend the path of light, somewhat like a magnifying glass. These clusters are useful tools for studying very distant objects, because this lens-like behaviour amplifies the light from faraway galaxies in the background. They also contribute to a range of topics in cosmology, as the precise nature of the lensed images encapsulates information about the properties of spacetime, the expansion of the cosmos and the distribution of dark matter within the cluster. This is one of 25 clusters being studied as part of the CLASH (Cluster Lensing and Supernova survey with Hubble) programme, a major project to build a library of scientific data on lensing clusters.
Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA
Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1115a/
Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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Image Details
Position Details
Color Mapping
| Telescope | Spectral Band | Wavelength | |
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Hubble (ACS) | Optical (V) | 606.0 nm |
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Hubble (ACS) | Optical (R) | 625.0 nm |
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Hubble (ACS) | Infrared (I) | 775.0 nm |
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Hubble (ACS) | Infrared (I) | 814.0 nm |
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Hubble (ACS) | Infrared (Z) | 850.0 nm |
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Hubble (WFC3) | Infrared (near-IR) | 1.1 µm |
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Hubble (WFC3) | Infrared (J) | 1.1 µm |
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Hubble (WFC3) | Infrared (near-IR) | 1.3 µm |
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Hubble (WFC3) | Infrared (near-IR) | 1.4 µm |
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Hubble (WFC3) | Infrared (H) | 1.6 µm |
- ID
- heic1115a
- Subject Category
- D.5.5.3
- Subject Name
- MACS J1206.2-0847
- Credits
- NASA, ESA, M. Postman (STScI) and the CLASH Team
- Release Date
- 2011-10-13T15:00:00
- Lightyears
- Redshift
- Reference Url
- https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1115a/
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
- Instrument
- ACS, ACS, ACS, ACS, ACS, WFC3, WFC3, WFC3, WFC3, WFC3
- Color Assignment
- Blue, Blue, Green, Green, Green, Red, Red, Red, Red, Red
- Band
- Optical, Optical, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
- Bandpass
- V, R, I, I, Z, near-IR, J, near-IR, near-IR, H
- Central Wavelength
- 606, 625, 775, 814, 850, 1050, 1100, 1250, 1400, 1600
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- J2000
- Reference Value
- 181.549138099, -8.80028552425
- Reference Dimension
- 2564.0, 2328.0
- Reference Pixel
- 1282.0, 1164.0
- Scale
- -1.80382868032e-05, 1.80382868032e-05
- Rotation
- 0
- Coordinate System Projection:
- TAN
- Quality
- Full
- FITS Header
- Notes
- Creator (Curator)
- ESA/Hubble
- URL
- http://www.spacetelescope.org/
- Name
- 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
- heic1115a
- Resource URL
- http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/original/heic1115a.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2019-10-07T11:40:27.066280
- Metadata Version
- 1.1
Detailed color mapping information coming soon...
