Excerpt of main image without lensing map
LoVoCCS takes advantage of an astrophysical phenomenon called weak gravitational lensing to measure the mass and matter distributions of these clusters.
Credit:CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
| Id: | noirlab2012d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | June 4, 2020, 3 a.m. |
| Related releases: | noirlab2012 |
| Size: | 4297 x 2865 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Abell 3827 |
| Constellation: | Indus |
| Category: | Galaxy Clusters |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 22 1 50.85 |
| Position (Dec): | -59° 56' 50.91" |
| Field of view: | 18.84 x 12.56 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 45.8° right of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical g | 472 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
| Optical r | 637 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |
| Optical i | 772 nm | Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope DECam |