Compass and scale image for Abell 1689 dark matter map
Compass and scale image for Abell 1689 dark matter map.
Credit:Illustration Credit: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI). Science Credit: NASA, ESA, D. Coe (NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory/California Institute of Technology, and Space Telescope Science Institute), N. Benítez (Institute of Astrophysics of Andulucía, Spain), T. Broadhurst (University of the Basque Country, Spain), and H. Ford (Johns Hopkins University)
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | Abell 1689 |
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Supercluster Early Universe : Cosmology : Phenomenon : Dark Matter |
| Distance: | z=0.183 (redshift) |
| Category: | Cosmology Galaxies |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical B | 475 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical R | 625 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Infrared I | 775 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Infrared Z | 850 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Notes: A map of the dark matter in Abell 1689 has been added to this image in blue.