Hubbles colourful view of the Universe

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esahubble_heic1411a June 3rd, 2014

Credit: NASA, ESA, H. Teplitz and M. Rafelski (IPAC/Caltech), A. Koekemoer (STScI), R. Windhorst (Arizona State University), and Z. Levay (STScI)

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have captured the most comprehensive picture ever assembled of the evolving Universe and one of the most colourful. The study is called the Ultraviolet Coverage of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (UVUDF) project.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1411a/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Universe
Subject - General
Cosmology
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 3h 32m 38.5s
DEC = -27° 47’ 0.0”
Orientation
North is 52.3° CCW
Field of View
2.3 x 2.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Fornax

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Hubble (ACS) Ultraviolet (U) 150.0 nm
Blue Hubble (WFC3) Ultraviolet (U) 225.0 nm
Blue Hubble (WFC3) Ultraviolet (U) 275.0 nm
Blue Hubble (WFC3) Ultraviolet (U) 336.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (B) 435.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 606.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Infrared (I) 775.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Infrared (I) 814.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Infrared (z) 850.0 nm
Red Hubble (WFC3) Infrared (Y) 1.1 µm
Red Hubble (WFC3) Infrared (J) 1.3 µm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Blue
Blue
Blue
Green
Green
Green
Green
Green
Red
Red
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ID
heic1411a
Subject Category
E.6  
Subject Name
Universe
Credits
NASA, ESA, H. Teplitz and M. Rafelski (IPAC/Caltech), A. Koekemoer (STScI), R. Windhorst (Arizona State University), and Z. Levay (STScI)
Release Date
2014-06-03T20:15:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic1411a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
ACS, WFC3, WFC3, WFC3, ACS, ACS, ACS, ACS, ACS, WFC3, WFC3
Color Assignment
Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue, Green, Green, Green, Green, Green, Red, Red
Band
Ultraviolet, Ultraviolet, Ultraviolet, Ultraviolet, Optical, Optical, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
U, U, U, U, B, V, I, I, z, Y, J
Central Wavelength
150, 225, 275, 336, 435, 606, 775, 814, 850, 1050, 1250
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
53.1604751397, -27.7833393796
Reference Dimension
2300.0, 2100.0
Reference Pixel
1150.0, 1050.0
Scale
-1.668839242e-05, 1.668839242e-05
Rotation
52.259999999999948
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
heic1411a
Metadata Date
2014-05-28T14:18:07+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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