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Gravitational Lens System SDSSJ0946+1006 (Zoom onto Double Einstein Ring)
This is a zoom onto the Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys image of gravitational lens system SDSSJ0946+1006, showing two concentric partial ring-like structures after subtracting the glare of the central, foreground galaxy. CreditsNASA, ESA, R. Gavazzi and T. Tr...
- Date
- Jan 1, 2008
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2008-04-2244-image
This is a zoom onto the Hubble Space Telescope Advanced Camera for Surveys image of gravitational lens system SDSSJ0946+1006, showing two concentric partial ring-like structures after subtracting the glare of the central, foreground galaxy.
Credits
NASA, ESA, R. Gavazzi and T. Treu (University of California, Santa Barbara), and the SLACS teamImage Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | SDSSJ0946+1006 |
| Object Description | Double Einstein ring around a gravitational lens |
| R.A. Position | 09h 46m 56.67s |
| Dec. Position | 10° 6' 52.59" |
| Constellation | Leo |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | HST Proposal: A. Bolton (Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii/Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), T. Treu (University of California, Santa Barbara), S. Burles (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), L. Koopmans (Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, The Netherlands), and L. Moustakas (Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech). The science team comprises: R. Gavazzi and T. Treu (University of California, Santa Barbara), L. Koopmans (Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, The Netherlands), A. Bolton (Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii/Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), L. Moustakas (Jet Propulsion Laboratory/Caltech), S. Burles (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), and P. Marshall (University of California, Santa Barbara). |
| Instrument | HST>ACS/WFC |
| Exposure Dates | November 3, 2006, Exposure Time: 1.7 hours |
| Filters | F814W (I) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | The image is a composite of separate exposures made by the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. A single filters was used to sample broad infrared wavelength ranges. |
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