*Description*: This image covers one of 49 COSMOS tiles. It is created from ACS infrared data as well as Subaru broadband data. This tile is roughly 10 arcminutes in size. It is one-third of the full resolution COSMOS tiles. The Subaru image is courtesy of P. Capak and R. Massey (Caltech). Technical facts about this news release: About this Survey Name: Cosmological Evolution Survey (COSMOS) Field Description: Astronomical Survey Position (J2000): R.A. 10h 00m 28s.6 Dec. +02° 12' 21".0 Constellation: Sextens Dimensions: The COSMOS survey field covers 2 square degrees. About the Data Mission: Hubble Subaru VLT XMM/Newton Survey Type: Optical Optical Spectral x-Ray Instrument: ACS/WFC Suprime-Cam VIMOS EPIC Principal Ivestigator: Scoville: 9822; 10092 Taniguchi Kneib Hasinger Filters/Band Pass: F814W (I) B,V,r,i,z; intermediate; narrow bands R~200 0.5-2 keV 7e-16 cgs; 2-10 keV 3e-15 cgs Exposure Date(s): Oct. 2003 - May 2004 Jan-Feb 2004; 2005 Apr. 2004 Winter 2003-Winter 2004; XMM A04 About the Image Release Credit: NASA, ESA, and R. Massey (California Institute of Technology) Release Date: January 7, 2007 Orientation/Scale: Full Resolution Image Single HST ACS COSMOS Tile [ http://imgsrc.hubblesite.org/hu/db/2007/01/images/j/formats/compass_large_web.jpg ] What is an American Astronomical Society Meeting release? A major news announcement issued at an American Astronomical Society meeting, the premier astronomy conference. An international team of astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has created a three-dimensional map that provides the first direct look at the large-scale distribution of dark matter in the universe. Read more: * NASA Press Release [ http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2007/01/text/ ] * The Full Story [ http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2007/01/full/ ] *News Release Number:*: STScI-2007-01j
