A wide-field view of the area around the Abell 901/902 supercluster

This wide-field view shows the region around the Abell 901/902 supercluster of galaxies, as seen in visible light. This view was created from images forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. See potw1304a for more information about Abell 901/902.

Credit:

ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin

About the Image

Id:potw1304b
Type:Observation
Release date:28 January 2013, 10:00
Size:10020 x 10703 px

About the Object

Name:ACO 901-902 SUPERCLUSTER
Type:Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Supercluster
Distance:z=0.16 (redshift)
Category:Cosmology

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Colours & filters

BandTelescope
Optical
B
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Optical
B+R
Digitized Sky Survey 2
Optical
R
Digitized Sky Survey 2
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I
Digitized Sky Survey 2