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January 10, 2012 11:00 AM (EST)

News Release Number: STScI-2012-05

Hubble Pinpoints Farthest Protocluster of Galaxies Ever Seen

Technical facts about this news release:

About the Object

Object Description:	Galaxies from the Brightest of Reionizing Galaxies (BoRG) Survey
Position (J2000):	R.A. 14h 36m 55s.11 Dec. +50° 43' 09".8
Constellation:	Bootes
Redshift:	z~8

About the Data

Data Description:	These data were from the HST proposal 11700: M. Trenti (University of Colorado, Boulder), M. Stiavelli, J. MacKenty, and M. Mutchler (STScI), and T. Treu (University of California, Santa Barbara).
Instrument:	WFC3/UVIS and WFC3/IR
Exposure Date(s):	July 28, 2010
Exposure Time:	2.6 hours
Filters:	WFC3/UVIS: F606W (V) WFC3/IR: F098M (blue grism) and F160W (H)

About the Release

Credit:

NASA, ESA, M. Trenti (University of Colorado, Boulder, and University of Cambridge, UK), L. Bradley (STScI), and the BoRG team

Release Date:

January 10, 2012

Color:

This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the WFC3 instrument on HST. Several filters were used to sample broad 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:

WFC3/UVIS: F606W (V)	blue
WFC3/IR: F098M (blue grism)	green
WFC3/IR: F160W (H)	red

Orientation/Scale:

Compass and Scale Image of Borg 58 Galaxy Field