Comparative View of Galaxy's Stellar Populations

Esahubble_opo9832h_1024

esahubble_opo9832h October 8th, 1998

Credit: Rodger I. Thompson (University of Arizona), and NASA/ESA

The underlying disk structure, containing older stars, is seen clearly in this infrared Deep Field image taken with Hubble's Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer(NICMOS) in January 1998.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9832h/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, None, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
HDF Hubble Deep Field Ursa Major
Subject - Distant Universe
Galaxy
Esahubble_opo9832h_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 12h 36m 45.2s
DEC = 62° 12’ 39.7”
Orientation
North is 37.3° CW
Field of View
0.1 x 0.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Ursa Major

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Hubble (NICMOS) Infrared (H) 1.6 µm
Green Hubble (NICMOS) Infrared (J) 1.1 µm
Blue Hubble (WFC2) Optical (b) 450.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
opo9832h
Subject Category
D.5  
Subject Name
HDF, Hubble Deep Field, Ursa Major
Credits
Rodger I. Thompson (University of Arizona), and NASA/ESA
Release Date
1998-10-08T17:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9832h/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
NICMOS, NICMOS, WFC2
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Optical
Bandpass
H, J, b
Central Wavelength
1600, 1100, 450
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
189.188206539, 62.2110190884
Reference Dimension
300.0, 300.0
Reference Pixel
150.0, 150.0
Scale
-5.68171658719e-06, 5.68171658719e-06
Rotation
-37.29999999999999
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
None
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
opo9832h
Metadata Date
2003-12-09T17:51:53+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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