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Imagen de campo paralelo de Abell S1063

Hubble observed galaxy cluster Abell S1063 with the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) using visible-light filters. Simultaneously, Hubble was able to observe a field parallel to Abell S1063 with the Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) using infrared filters. Six months later, the observat...

Fecha
Jan 1, 2016
Misión
Hubble Space Telescope
ID de archivo
hubblesite-images-2016-28-3778-image
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Hubble observed galaxy cluster Abell S1063 with the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) using visible-light filters. Simultaneously, Hubble was able to observe a field parallel to Abell S1063 with the Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) using infrared filters. Six months later, the observations were reversed such that WFC3 infrared observations were taken of Abell S1063, while ACS visible-light observations were made on the same parallel field. Together, the ACS and WFC3 filters combine to produce a deep image of both fields. Here, the parallel of Abell S1063 is strewn with galaxies of all shapes and sizes. The Hubble Frontier Field parallel images are a "two-for-the-price-of-one" efficient way to use the telescope to learn more about the early universe.

Credits

NASA, ESA, and J. Lotz (STScI)

Detalles de la imagen

About The Object
Object NameAbell S1063 Parallel Field
Object DescriptionGalaxy Cluster and Gravitational Lens
R.A. Position22h 49m 17.69s
Dec. Position-44° 32' 43.8"
ConstellationGrus
Distance4 billion light-years (1.2 billion parsecs)
About The Data
Data DescriptionAbell S1063 is part of the Frontier Fields Program. These data are from the HST proposals (PI: M. Postman, STScI), 13459 (PI: T. Treu, UCLA), (PI: J. Lotz, STScI), and 14209 (PI: B. Siana, UC Riverside).
InstrumentHST>ACS/WFC, HST>WFC3/IR
Exposure DatesDecember 2005 – May 2016
FiltersHST>ACS/WFC: F435W (B), F606W (R), and F814W (I) HST>WFC3/IR: F105W (Y), F125W (J), F140W (JH), and F160W (H)
About The Image
Color InfoThis image is a composite 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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