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Ground-based wide-angle image of Abell 2218


Date: 15 February 2004
Depicts: Abell 2218
Copyright: European Space Agency, J.-P. Kneib (Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées) and CFHT

This wide-angle image spans 0.4 by 0.4 degrees and was taken by the 12k camera on Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii, United States. The image is composited by three exposures through blue (B), red (R), and infrared (I) filters.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
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