Galaxy Protocluster (imagen de Nircam Compass)

Galaxy Protocluster (imagen de Nircam Compass)

Imagen de un protocluster de galaxia distante en el universo temprano, capturada por la cámara de infrarrojo cercano (NIRCAM) en el telescopio espacial James Webb de la NASA, con flechas de brújulas, barra de escala y clave de color para referencia.

Las flechas de compás norte y este muestran la orientación de la imagen en el cielo. Tenga en cuenta que la relación entre el norte y el este en el cielo (como se ve desde abajo) se voltea en relación con las flechas de dirección en un mapa del suelo (como se ve desde arriba).

La barra de escala está etiquetada en segundos de arco, que es una medida de distancia angular en el cielo. Un segundo arco es igual a 1/3600 de un grado de arco. (La luna llena tiene un diámetro angular de aproximadamente 0.5 grados). El tamaño real de un objeto que cubre un arco segundo en el cielo depende de su distancia del telescopio.

La tecla de color muestra los filtros NIRCAM utilizados. El color de cada nombre del filtro es el color de luz visible utilizado para representar la luz infrarroja que pasó a través de ese filtro. 

créditos

Image

Nasa, ESA, CSA, Takahiro Morishita (IPAC)

Procesamiento de imágenes

Alyssa Pagan (STSCI)

About The Object
Object Name Pandora's Cluster, Abell 2744
Object Description Galaxy Cluster and Gravitational Lens
R.A. Position 00:14:18.25
Dec. Position -30:22:46.04
Constellation Sculptor
Distance 3.5 billion light-years to main cluster
About The Data
Data Description This image was created with Webb data from proposal: (I. Labbe).
Instrument NIRCam
Exposure Dates 2 Nov 2022, 15 Nov 2022
Filters F115W, F150W, F200W, F277W, F356W, F444W
About The Image
Color Info These images are a composite of separate exposures acquired by the James Webb Space Telescope using the NIRCam instrument. Several filters were used to sample specific wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are:   Blue: F115W+F150W, Green: F200W+F277W, Red: F356W+F444W
About The Object
Object Name A name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
Object Description The type of astronomical object.
R.A. Position Right ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
Dec. Position Declination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
Constellation One of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
Distance The physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs.
Dimensions The physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky.
About The Data
Data Description
  • Proposal: 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.
Instrument The science instrument used to produce the data.
Exposure Dates The date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
Filters The camera filters that were used in the science observations.
About The Image
Image Credit The primary individuals and institutions responsible for the content.
Publication Date The date and time the release content became public.
Color Info A brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.
Orientation The rotation of the image on the sky with respect to the north pole of the celestial sphere.