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Intracluster Light in MACS J0416
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the galaxy cluster MACS J0416. This is one of six galaxy clusters being studied by the Hubble Frontier Fields program, which together have produced the deepest images of gravitational lensing ever made.Scientists used intr...
- Date
- Jan 1, 2020
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2020-34-4672-image
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the galaxy cluster MACS J0416. This is one of six galaxy clusters being studied by the Hubble Frontier Fields program, which together have produced the deepest images of gravitational lensing ever made.
Scientists used intracluster light (visible in blue) to study the distribution of dark matter within the cluster.
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NASA, ESA, and M. Montes (University of New South Wales)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | MACS J0416.1-2403 |
| Object Description | galaxy cluster |
| R.A. Position | 04:16:09.89 |
| Dec. Position | -24:03:58.0 |
| Distance | 4 billion light-years |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | MACS J0416 is part of the Frontier Fields Program. These data were observed via the HST proposals (PI: M. Postman, STScI), (PI: T. Treu, UCLA), (PI: J. Lotz, STScI), and (PI: B. Siana, UC Riverside). |
| Instrument | ACS/WFC, WFC3/IR |
| Exposure Dates | December 2005 - May 2016 |
| Filters | ACS/WFC: F435W, F606W, F814W; WFC3/IR: F105W, F125W, F140W, and F160W |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | These images are composites of separate exposures acquired by the WFC3/IR and ACS/WFC 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: ACS/WFC F435W (B) + F606W (R) Green: ACS/WFC F814W (I) + WFC3/IR F105W (Y) Red: WFC3/IR F125W (J) + F140W (JH) + F160W (H). |
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