Wide-field image of the Spiderweb Galaxy

This image is a colour composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The field of view is 2.8 x 2.9 degrees.

Credit:

Digitized Sky Survey 2 and ESA/Hubble. ESA/Hubble and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble).

About the Image

Id:heic0614c
Release date:Oct 12, 2006, 12:00 CEST
Related release:heic0614
Size:9823 x 10369 px

About the Object

Name:LEDA 2826829, MRC 1138-262, Spiderweb Galaxy
Type:• Galaxies Images/Videos

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