The region around SMM J2135-0102 and the galaxy cluster MACS J2135-010217

eso_eso1012d March 21st, 2010

Credit: ESO & DSS2

This image shows the wider region around the distant galaxy SMM J2135-0102, which is being gravitationally lensed by the galaxy cluster MACS J2135-010217. The image, from the Second Generation Digitized Sky Survey, covers a field of view of 4.5 x 4 degrees.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1012d/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS 2) • Gravitational Microlensing • MACS J2135-010217 • SMM J2135-0102 • Wide field view
Subject - Distant Universe: Galaxy > Type > Gravitationally Lensed; Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 21h 35m 47.0s; DEC = 0° 58’ 16.1”
Orientation: North is 2.7° CW
Field of View: 2.6 x 2.4 degrees
Constellation: Aquarius

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
DSS2 (None)	Optical (R)	-
DSS2 (None)	Optical (B)	-

ID: eso1012d
Subject Category: D.5.1.8 D.5.5.3
Subject Name: Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS 2), Gravitational Microlensing, MACS J2135-010217, SMM J2135-0102, Wide field view
Credits: ESO & DSS2

Release Date: 2010-03-21T19:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1012d/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2
Instrument: None, None
Color Assignment: Red, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical
Bandpass: R, B
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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 323.945628, -0.97114
Reference Dimension: 9451.0, 8485.0

Reference Pixel: 4523.42942387, 3814.97991322
Scale: -0.00027971123, 0.00027971123
Rotation: -2.73288215384
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Notes

Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org/
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Telephone
Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso1012d

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1012d.tif
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Metadata Date: 2010-03-12T15:11:12+01:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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