Excerpt of main image without lensing map
LoVoCCS takes advantage of an astrophysical phenomenon called weak gravitational lensing to measure the mass and matter distributions of these clusters.
Credit:CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
Id: | noirlab2012d |
Type: | Observation |
Release date: | June 4, 2020, 3 a.m. |
Related releases: | noirlab2012 |
Size: | 4297 x 2865 px |
About the Object
Name: | Abell 3827 |
Constellation: | Indus |
Category: | Galaxy Clusters |
Image Formats
Wallpapers
Coordinates
Position (RA): | 22 1 50.85 |
Position (Dec): | -59° 56' 50.91" |
Field of view: | 18.84 x 12.56 arcminutes |
Orientation: | North is 45.8° right of vertical |
Colors & filters
Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
---|---|---|
Optical g | 472 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
Optical r | 637 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
Optical i | 772 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |