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Biggest 'Zoom Lens' in Space Takes Hubble Deeper into the Universe (2003)

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*Description*:> Simulation of a gravitational lens moving against a background field of galaxy. The gravity of the mass of the foreground object warps space. This bends the light of background galaxies making them appear distorted and brighter. Technical facts about this news release: About the Object Object Name: Abell 1689 Object Description: Galaxy Cluster, Gravitational Lens Position (J2000): R.A. 13h 11m 34.20s Dec. -01° 21' 56.0" Constellation: Virgo Distance: The distance to the lensing cluster is 2.2 billion light-years (675 megaparsecs). Dimensions: The ACS image is roughly 3.2 arcminutes (2 million light-years or 630 kiloparsecs) in width. About the Data Instrument: ACS/WFC Exposure Date(s): June, 2002 Exposure Time: 13.2 hours Filters: F475W ("g"), F625W ("r"), F775W ("i"), F850LP ("z") Principal Astronomers: ACS science team: H.C. Ford (JHU), G.D. Illingworth (UCO/Lick Observatory), N. Benitez (JHU), M. Clampin (STScI), G.F. Hartig (STScI), D.R. Ardila (JHU), F. Bartko (Bartko Science & Technology), J.P. Blakeslee (JHU), R.J. Bouwens (UCO/Lick Obs.), T.J. Broadhurst (Racah Institute of Physics, The Hebrew University), R.A. Brown (STScI), C.J. Burrows (STScI), E.S. Cheng (NASA-GSFC), N.J.G. Cross (JHU), P.D. Feldman (JHU), M. Franx (Leiden Observatory), D.A.Golimowski (JHU), C. Gronwall (PSU), L. Infante (Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile), R.A. Kimble (NASA GSFC), J.E. Krist (STScI), M.P. Lesser (Steward Obs.), A.R. Martel (JHU), F. Menanteau (JHU), G.R.…

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