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Compass and Scale Image of Abell 68
CreditsIllustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2013
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2013-09-3157-image
Credits
Illustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Abell 68 |
| Object Description | Galaxy Cluster |
| R.A. Position | 00h 36m 59.4s |
| Dec. Position | 09° 8' 30.05" |
| Constellation | Vulpecula |
| Distance | 2.1 billion light-years (644 million parsecs) |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The image was created from Hubble data from proposal : J.P. Kneib (Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille) and collaborators. |
| Instrument | HST>ACS/WFC and HST>WFC3/IR |
| Exposure Dates | October 18, 2010 and November 14, 2010 |
| Filters | WFC3/UVIS: F814W (I) WFC3/IR: F110W (YJ) and F160W (H) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the ACS and WFC3 instruments. Several filters were used to sample various wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are: Blue: F814W (I) Green: F110W (YJ) Red: F160W (H) |
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