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Compass and Scale Image for Frontier Fields
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- Data DescriptionData DescriptionProposal: A description of the observations, their scientific justification, and the links to the data available in the science archive.
Science Team: The astronomers who planned the observations and analyzed the data. "PI" refers to the Principal Investigator.Abell 2744 (top left) Data were obtained as part of the HST proposal 11689: R. Dupke (Eureka Scientific Inc.) et al. MACS J0416.1-2403 (top right) Data were obtained as part of the HST proposal 12459: M. Postman (STScI) and the CLASH Team MACS J0717.5+3745 (bottom left) Data were obtained as part of HST proposal 10420: H. Ebeling (University of Hawaii) et al. MACS J1149.5+2223 (bottom right) 12068 - InstrumentInstrumentThe science instrument used to produce the data.HST>ACS/WFC and HST>WFC3/IR
- Object NameObject NameA name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.Abell 2744, Pandoras Cluster, MACS J0416.1-2403, MACS J0717.5+3745, MACS J1149.6+2223
- Object DescriptionObject DescriptionThe type of astronomical object.Galaxy Clusters and Gravitational Lens
- Release DateOctober 24, 2013
- Science ReleaseNASA’s Great Observatories Begin Deepest Ever Probe of the Universe
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Compass and Scale
Compass and ScaleAn astronomical image with a scale that shows how large an object is on the sky, a compass that shows how the object is oriented on the sky, and the filters with which the image was made.
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