PLCK G287.0+32.9 Gravitational Lensing
An extremely large gravitational lens around galaxy cluster PLCK G287.0+32.9
Credit:DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys/LBNL/DOE & KPNO/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
Image processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab), R. Colombari (NSF NOIRLab) & D. de Martin (NSF NOIRLab)
About the Image
| Id: | noirlab2325e |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | Sept. 28, 2023, 11:30 a.m. |
| Related releases: | noirlab2325 |
| Size: | 2084 x 2084 px |
About the Object
| Name: | PLCKESZ G287.0+32.9 |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Category: | Galaxy Clusters |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 11 50 50.69 |
| Position (Dec): | -28° 4' 58.00" |
| Field of view: | 9.37 x 9.37 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° right of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical g | 473 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
| Optical r | 642 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
| Optical i | 784 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
| Optical H-alpha | 662 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |