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Details of the Hubble Abell 370 Image

Details of ACS Hubble image of galaxy cluster Abell 370 CreditsNASA, ESA, the Hubble SM4 ERO Team, and ST-ECF

Date
Jan 1, 2009
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-2009-25-2597-image
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Details of ACS Hubble image of galaxy cluster Abell 370

Credits

NASA, ESA, the Hubble SM4 ERO Team, and ST-ECF

Image Details

About The Object
Object NameAbell 370
Object DescriptionCluster of Galaxies
R.A. Position02h 39m 49.9s
Dec. Position-1° 34' 26.69"
ConstellationCetus
Distance4.9 billion light-years (1.5 billion parsecs)
About The Data
Data DescriptionThe Hubble images were created from data from proposal : K. Noll (STScI), M. Chiaberge (STScI/ESA/INAF), M. Mutchler, D. Golimowski, and R. Lucas (STScI), and M. Sirianni (STScI/ESA). Acknowledgments for Abell 370 Observers: K. Noll (STScI), M. Chiaberge (STScI/ESA/INAF), M. Mutchler, D. Golimowski, and R. Lucas (STScI), and M. Sirianni (STScI/ESA) Data Analysis: M. Mutchler (STScI) and R. Hook (ST-ECF) Image Composition: R. Hook, O. Hainaut, A. Bombik, and L. Christensen (ST-ECF), Z. Levay and L. Frattare (STScI) Text: L. Frattare, D. Weaver, and R. Villard (STScI) and C. Sharkey and M. Lombardi (ST-ECF) Illustrations: Z. Levay (STScI) Video: G. Bacon (STScI) Science Consultants: M. Livio and B. Whitmore (STScI) and J.-P. Kneib (Observatoire Midi-Pyrenées)
InstrumentHST>ACS/WFC
Exposure DatesJuly 16, 2009, Exposure Time: 3.5 hours
FiltersF475W (G), F625W (R), and F814W (I)
About The Image
Color InfoThe image is a composite of separate exposures made by the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Three filters were used to sample broad wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: Blue: F475W (G) Green: F625W (R) Red: F814W (I)

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