For Astronomers

 

 

BUFFALO will expand spatial coverage of the 6 galaxy clusters observed as part of the cycle 24 Hubble Frontier Fields project. Each cluster and parallel field will get a 2x2 mosaic of HST/ACS imaging and simultaneous ACS/WFC3 imaging. The ACS coverage will become nearly contiguous.

 

The BUFFALO fields will be observed in 5 optical and near-IR bands.
Band Depth
HST/ACS F606W 2/3 orbit
HST/ACS F814W 4/3 orbit
HST/WFC3 F105W 2/3 orbit
HST/WFC3 F125W 2/3 orbit
HST/WFC3 F160W 2/3 orbit

 

Cluster Name z Cluster Parallel Field HST
FOV
Interactive
Display
RA Dec RA Dec
Year 1:
Abell 2744 0.308 00:14:21.2 -30:23:50.1 00:13:53.6 -30:22:54.3 Abell 2744 Display
MACSJ0416.1-2403 0.396 04:16:08.9 -24:04:28.7 04:16:33.1 -24:06:48.7 MACSJ0416-2403 Display
Year 2:
MACSJ0717.5+3745 0.545 07:17:34.0 +37:44:49.0 07:17:17.0 +37:49:47.3 MACSJ0717+3745 Display
MACSJ1149.5+2223 0.543 11:49:36.3 +22:23:58.1 11:49:40.5 +22:18:02.3 MACSJ1149+2223 Display
Year 3:
Abell S1063
(RXCJ2248.7-4431)
0.348 22:48:44.4 -44:31:48.5 22:49:17.7 -44:32:43.8 Abell S1063 Display
Abell 370 0.375 02:39:52.9 -01:34:36.5 02:40:13.4 -01:37:32.8 Abell 370 Display