Hubble direct and grism observations
This Hubble ACS photo (left) shows some of the most distant galaxies ever imaged by humankind. Viewing the same galaxies through a grism (right) splits the light up revealing the distribution of brightness and colour in the stars. This allows scientists to deduce facts about their chemical composition and distance from Earth. Artist Tim Otto Roth has used data from ACS grism studies of these galaxies to produce a dazzling laser installation, projected onto Venice’s Palazzo Franchetti.
Credit:ESA/Hubble and NASA
About the Image
Id: | ann1011c |
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Type: | Collage |
Release date: | 14 September 2010, 17:00 |
Related announcements: | ann1011 |
Size: | 9284 x 4369 px |
About the Object
Image Formats
Colours & filters
Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
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Optical B | 435 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Infrared Z | 850 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
Optical I | 775 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |