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Galaxy Cluster Abell 1689

CreditsNASA, ESA, J. Blakeslee (NRC Herzberg Astrophysics Program, Dominion Astrophysical Observatory), and K. Alamo-Martinez (National Autonomous University of Mexico); Acknowledgment: H. Ford (JHU)

Date
Jan 1, 2013
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-2013-36-3237-image
By

Credits

NASA, ESA, J. Blakeslee (NRC Herzberg Astrophysics Program, Dominion Astrophysical Observatory), and K. Alamo-Martinez (National Autonomous University of Mexico);
Acknowledgment: H. Ford (JHU)

Image Details

About The Object
Object NameAbell 1689
Object DescriptionGalaxy Cluster
R.A. Position13h 11m 34.19s
Dec. Position-1° 21' 56.0"
ConstellationVirgo
Distance2.25 billion light-years (690 megaparsecs)
About The Data
Data DescriptionACS/WFC data of Abell 1689 were obtained as part of HST proposal : J. Blakeslee (NRC Herzberg Astrophysics Program, Victoria, B.C.) Proposal co-Is include science team members listed below plus R. Bouwens (Leiden University), R. Barber DeGraaff (Washington State University), D. Magee (University of California, Santa Cruz), L. Bradley (STScI), and A. Zirm (University of Copenhagen). Authors on the science paper include: J. Blakeslee (NRC Herzberg Astrophysics Program, Victoria, B.C.), K. Alamo-Martinez and R. Gonzalez-Lopezlira (National Autonomous University of Mexico) M.J. Jee (University of California, Davis), P. Cote and L. Ferrarese (DAO/NRC Herzberg Astrophysics), A. Jordan (Pontifical Catholic University of Chile), G. Meurer (University of Western Australia, Perth), E. Peng (Kavli Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Peking University), and M. West (Maria Mitchell Observatory).
InstrumentHST>ACS/WFC
Exposure DatesMay 29 - July 8, 2010
FiltersF475W (g), F625W (r), F775W (i), and F850LP (z)
About The Image
Color InfoNote: The release image is a composite of the F814W (I) data from proposal 11710, taken May 29 - July 8, 2010, and F475W (g), F625W (r), F775W (i), and F850LP (z) data from proposal 9289, PI: H. Ford (JHU), taken June 12 - 21, 2002.This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Several filters were used to sample broad wavelength ranges. 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: F475W (g)Green: F625W (r)Red: F775W (i) + F850LP (z)

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