Hubble image of Abell 68
Abell 68, pictured here in infrared light, is a galaxy cluster. The effect of its gravity on light means it boosts Hubble’s power, greatly increasing’the telescopes ability to observe distant and faint objects. The fuzzy collection of blobs in the middle and upper left of the image is a swarm of galaxies, each with hundreds of billions of stars and vast amounts of dark matter. Distorted shapes visible throughout the field of view are distant galaxies whose light has been bent and amplified by the cluster.
Credit:NASA & ESA. Acknowledgement: N. Rose
About the Image
Id: | heic1304a |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | 5 March 2013, 15:00 |
Related releases: | heic1304 |
Size: | 1535 x 1360 px |
About the Object
Name: | Abell 68 |
Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
Distance: | 2 billion light years |
Constellation: | Pisces |
Category: | Cosmology |
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Coordinates
Position (RA): | 0 37 5.40 |
Position (Dec): | 9° 10' 3.21" |
Field of view: | 2.30 x 2.04 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 108.3° right of vertical |
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
---|---|---|
Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Infrared Y | 1.1 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
Infrared H | 1.6 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |