Wide-field image showing the region of M81 and M82 (ground-based image)

Esahubble_heic0710k_1024

esahubble_heic0710k May 28th, 2007

Credit: ESA/Hubble and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgements: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)

The spiral galaxy M81 and the neighbor galaxy M82 as seen in ground-based images from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The image is a colour composite from DSS2 images. The field of view is 2.8 degrees.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0710k/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Galaxies
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy
Esahubble_heic0710k_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 9h 55m 7.3s
DEC = 69° 43’ 23.9”
Orientation
North is 4.2° CW
Field of View
2.8 x 3.7 degrees
Constellation
Ursa Major

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (ACS) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 606.0 nm
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (B) 435.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
Esahubble_heic0710k_1280
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ID
heic0710k
Subject Category
C.5  
Subject Name
Galaxies
Credits
ESA/Hubble and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgements: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)
Release Date
2007-05-28T21:30:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0710k/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Infrared, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
I, V, B
Central Wavelength
814, 606, 435
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
148.780622229, 69.7233169596
Reference Dimension
10102.0, 13123.0
Reference Pixel
5051.0, 6561.0
Scale
-0.000279927775415, 0.000279927775415
Rotation
-4.2400000000000055
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
heic0710k
Metadata Date
2006-04-21T09:54:24+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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