Sunburst Arc 1

esahubble_heic1920b November 7th, 2019

Credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA, Rivera-Thorsen et al.

This image, taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows one of four arcs formed of the light from the galaxy nicknamed the Sunburst Arc. Created by strong gravitational lensing, this bright arc of light consists of at least six copies of the image of a single galaxy.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://esahubble.org/images/heic1920b/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Baltimore, MD, United States

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: PSZ1 G311.65-18.48
Subject - Distant Universe: Cosmology > Phenomenon > Lensing

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 15h 50m 6.3s; DEC = -78° 10’ 57.7”
Orientation: North is 5.0° CCW
Field of View: 0.4 x 0.2 arcminutes
Constellation: Apus

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Hubble (WFC3)	Infrared (H)	1.6 µm
Hubble (WFC3)	Optical (V)	606.0 nm
Hubble (WFC3)	Ultraviolet (UV)	275.0 nm
Hubble (ACS)	Optical (I)	814.0 nm

ID: heic1920b
Subject Category: D.6.2.1
Subject Name: PSZ1 G311.65-18.48
Credits: ESA/Hubble, NASA, Rivera-Thorsen et al.

Release Date: 2019-11-07T20:00:00
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Reference Url: https://esahubble.org/images/heic1920b/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument: WFC3, WFC3, WFC3, ACS
Color Assignment: Red, Cyan, Blue, Yellow

Band: Infrared, Optical, Ultraviolet, Optical
Bandpass: H, V, UV, I
Central Wavelength: 1600, 606, 275, 814

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Dataset ID: None, None, None, None
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 237.526254296, -78.182704745
Reference Dimension: 788.0, 480.0

Reference Pixel: 394.0, 240.0
Scale: -8.32968089554e-06, 8.32968089554e-06
Rotation: 4.9799999999999986
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): ESA/Hubble
URL: https://esahubble.org
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Address: ESA Office, Space Telescope Science Institute, 3700 San Martin Dr
City: Baltimore
State/Province: MD

Postal Code: 21218
Country: United States
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID: esahubble
Resource ID: heic1920b

Resource URL: http://esahubble.org/media/archives/images/original/heic1920b.tif
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Metadata Date: 2019-02-06T18:12:41+01:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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