COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Hubble Space Telescope Collection
Record
Title:
Biggest 'Zoom Lens' in Space Takes Hubble Deeper into the Universe
General Information:
What is an American Astronomical Society Meeting release? A major news announcement issued at an American Astronomical Society meeting, the premier astronomy conference. Back to top [ #top ]
Fast Facts:
Technical facts about this news release: About the Object Object Name: Abell 1689 Object Description: Galaxy Cluster, Gravitational Lens Position (J2000): R.A. 13h 11m 34.20s Dec. -01° 21' 56.0" Constellation: Virgo Distance: The distance to the lensing cluster is 2.2 billion light-years (675 megaparsecs). Dimensions: The ACS image is roughly 3.2 arcminutes (2 million light-years or 630 kiloparsecs) in width. About the Data Instrument: ACS/WFC Exposure Date(s): June, 2002 Exposure Time: 13.2 hours Filters: F475W ("g"), F625W ("r"), F775W ("i"), F850LP ("z") Principal Astronomers: ACS science team: H.C. Ford (JHU), G.D. Illingworth (UCO/Lick Observatory), N. Benitez (JHU), M. Clampin (STScI), G.F. Hartig (STScI), D.R. Ardila (JHU), F. Bartko (Bartko Science & Technology), J.P. Blakeslee (JHU), R.J. Bouwens (UCO/Lick Obs.), T.J. Broadhurst (Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University), R.A. Brown (STScI), C.J. Burrows (STScI), E.S. Cheng (NASA-GSFC), N.J.G. Cross (JHU), P.D. Feldman (JHU), M. Franx (Leiden Observatory), D.A.Golimowski (JHU), C. Gronwall (PSU), L. Infante (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile), R.A. Kimble (NASA GSFC), J.E. Krist (STScI), M.P. Lesser (Steward Obs.), A.R. Martel (JHU), F. Menanteau (JHU), G.R. Meurer (JHU), G.K. Miley (Leiden Obs.), M. Postman (STScI), P. Rosati (ESO), M. Sirianni (JHU), W.B. Sparks (STScI), H.D. Tran (JHU), Z.I. Tsvetanov (JHU), R.L. White (STScI/JHU), and W. Zheng (JHU) About the Image Image Credit: NASA, N. Benitez (JHU), T. Broadhurst (The Hebrew University), H. Ford (JHU), M. Clampin (STScI), G. Hartig (STScI), G. Illingworth (UCO/Lick Observatory), the ACS Science Team and ESA Release Date: January 7, 2003 Orientation: Galaxy Abell 1689's [ http://imgsrc.hubbl… ]
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*Description*:> Artist's Concept Simulation of light of distant galaxies as it is seen through dark matter or a gravitational lens, produced by the warping of space by galaxies and dark matter. This simulation shows how the lens distorts the background galaxies by bending the light and causing the light of the distant galaxies to smear into arcs.
facet_what:
COMPASS
facet_where:
Chile
facet_when:
January 7, 2003
facet_when_year:
2002
Running Time:
23 seconds
UID:
SPD-HUBBLE-STScI-2003-01c
Release Date:
January 7, 2003 12:20 PM (EST)
