Distant Supernova 1 - Before Outburst

Esahubble_opo0412d_1024

esahubble_opo0412d February 20th, 2004

Credit: NASA/ESA and A. Riess (STScI)

Supernovae are extremely luminousand cause a burst of radiationthat often briefly outshines an entire galaxy, before fading from view over several weeks or months. During this short interval a supernova can radiate as much energy as the Sunis expected to emit over its entire life span.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0412d/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Distant supernovae
Subject - Distant Universe
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Supernova

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Hubble (NICMOS) Infrared (H) 1.6 µm
Hubble (NICMOS) Infrared (J) 1.1 µm
Hubble (ACS) Infrared (Z) 850.0 nm
Hubble (ACS) Infrared (I) 775.0 nm
Hubble (ACS) Optical (V) 606.0 nm
Hubble (ACS) Optical (B) 435.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Esahubble_opo0412d_1280
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ID
opo0412d
Subject Category
D.3.1.8  
Subject Name
Distant supernovae
Credits
NASA/ESA and A. Riess (STScI)
Release Date
2004-02-20T18:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0412d/
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
Instrument
NICMOS, NICMOS, ACS, ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
H, J, Z, I, V, B
Central Wavelength
1600, 1100, 850, 775, 606, 435
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
200.0, 200.0
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
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
opo0412d
Metadata Date
2004-02-20T10:13:21-05:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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