Galaxy Cluster Abell 2218 - a Cosmic Magnifying Glass
Scanning the heavens for the first time since the successful December 1999 servicing mission, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has imaged a giant, cosmic magnifying glass, a massive cluster of galaxies called Abell 2218. This 'hefty' cluster resides in the constellation Draco, some 2 billion light-years from Earth.
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About the Image
| Id: | heic9910b |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 24 January 2000, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic9910 |
| Size: | 3109 x 1587 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Abell 2218 |
| Type: | • Early Universe : Galaxy : Type : Gravitationally Lensed • Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
| Distance: | z=0.17 (redshift) |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical B |
450 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical V |
606 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Infrared I |
814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
