A "Hubble atlas" of ancient galaxies
Hubble Space Telescope's high resolution allows astronomers to classify galaxies in a cluster (CL 0939+4713) that existed four billion years ago, when the universe was two-thirds of its present age.
The galaxies in this mosaic are arranged according to the well-established system developed by American astronomer Edwin Hubble in the 1920s. Despite the cluster's great distance of four billion light-years, the Space Telescope pictures are sharp enough to distinguish between various forms galaxies.
Credit:About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9228c |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 1 December 1992, 06:00 |
| Size: | 3551 x 2295 px |
About the Object
| Name: | CL 0939+4713 |
| Type: | Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster |
| Distance: | z=0.406 (redshift) |
| Category: | Cosmology Galaxies |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical R | 720 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC1 |