Appearance of the the Refsdal supernova
This image shows the appearances of the Refsdal supernova. The uppermost circle shows the position of the supernova as it could have been seen in 1998. The lowermost circle shows the galaxy which lensed the supernova four time — a discovery made in late 2014. The middle circle shows the latest position of the reappearing supernova in 2015.
Credit:NASA, ESA, S. Rodney (John Hopkins University, USA) and the FrontierSN team; T. Treu (University of California Los Angeles, USA), P. Kelly (University of California Berkeley, USA) and the GLASS team; J. Lotz (STScI) and the Frontier Fields team; M. Postman (STScI) and the CLASH team; and Z. Levay (STScI)
About the Image
| Id: | ann1526a |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 13 November 2015, 12:00 |
| Related releases: | heic1525 |
| Related announcements: | ann1526 |
| Size: | 3800 x 3800 px |
About the Object
| Name: | MACS J1149+2223 |
| Type: | Early Universe : Star : Evolutionary Stage : Supernova Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
| Category: | Cosmology Galaxies Stars |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Infrared Z | 1.05 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Infrared J | 1.25 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Infrared J/H | 1.4 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |
| Infrared H | 1.6 μm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3 |