Abell 370 parallel field

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esahubble_heic1711b May 4th, 2017

Credit: NASA, ESA/Hubble, HST Frontier Fields

While one eye of Hubble was observing its main target, the massive galaxy cluster Abell 370, the second eye another instrument was looking at a part of the sky right next to the cluster. Although not as spectacular as the light-bending clusters, these parallel fields are as deep as the main images and can even compete with the famous Hubble Deep Field as regards depth. They are therefore a valuable tool for studying the evolution of galaxies from the early epochs of the Universe until today.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1711b/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Abell 370
Subject - Distant Universe
Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 2h 40m 13.5s
DEC = -1° 37’ 33.9”
Orientation
North is 27.9° CW
Field of View
2.1 x 2.3 arcminutes
Constellation
Cetus

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (WFC3) Infrared (H) 1.6 µm
Red Hubble (WFC3) Infrared (J/H) 1.4 µm
Red Hubble (WFC3) Infrared (J) 1.3 µm
Green Hubble (WFC3) Infrared (Z) 1.1 µm
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (I) 814.0 nm
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 606.0 nm
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (B) 435.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Red
Red
Green
Green
Blue
Blue
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ID
heic1711b
Subject Category
D.5.5.3  
Subject Name
Abell 370
Credits
NASA, ESA/Hubble, HST Frontier Fields
Release Date
2017-05-04T16:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1711b/
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
Instrument
WFC3, WFC3, WFC3, WFC3, ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Red, Red, Red, Green, Green, Blue, Blue
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
H, J/H, J, Z, I, V, B
Central Wavelength
1600, 1400, 1250, 1050, 814, 606, 435
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
40.0561994025, -1.62607483759
Reference Dimension
4112.0, 4610.0
Reference Pixel
2056.0, 2305.0
Scale
-8.34396404492e-06, 8.34396404492e-06
Rotation
-27.899547742629977
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org
Name
Email
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
heic1711b
Metadata Date
2019-10-07T11:40:37.397545
Metadata Version
1.1
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