A scattering of spiral and elliptical galaxies

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esahubble_potw1338a September 23rd, 2013

Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt

This image shows the massive galaxy cluster MACS J0152.5-2852, captured in detail by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Camera 3. Almost every object seen here is a galaxy, each containing billions of stars. Galaxies are not usually randomly distributed in space, but instead appear in concentrations of hundreds, held together by their mutual gravity. Elliptical galaxies, like the yellow fuzzy objects seen in the image, are most often found close to the centres of galaxy clusters, while spirals, such as the bluish patches, are usually found to be further out and more isolated. A version of this image obtained tenth prize in the Hubble's Hidden Treasures image processing competition, entered by contestant Judy Schmidt.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1338a/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
MACS J0152.5-2852
Subject - Distant Universe
Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 1h 52m 34.5s
DEC = -28° 53’ 42.2”
Orientation
North is 56.6° CW
Field of View
2.6 x 2.4 arcminutes
Constellation
Fornax

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Green Hubble (WFC3) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (R) 606.0 nm
Red Hubble (WFC3) Infrared (J) 1.4 µm
Orange Hubble (WFC3) Infrared (Y) 1.1 µm
Spectrum_base
Green
Blue
Red
Orange
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ID
potw1338a
Subject Category
D.5.5.3  
Subject Name
MACS J0152.5-2852
Credits
ESA/Hubble & NASA Acknowledgement: Judy Schmidt
Release Date
2013-09-23T10:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/potw1338a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
WFC3, ACS, WFC3, WFC3
Color Assignment
Green, Blue, Red, Orange
Band
Infrared, Optical, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
I, R, J, Y
Central Wavelength
814, 606, 1400, 1100
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
28.1435472323, -28.8950630843
Reference Dimension
3080.0, 2916.0
Reference Pixel
1540.0, 1458.0
Scale
-1.39342444945e-05, 1.39342444945e-05
Rotation
-56.60000000000003
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
potw1338a
Metadata Date
2013-08-09T13:19:39+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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