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ERO Images NGC 2392 and Abell 2218

CreditsNASA, Andrew Fruchter and the ERO Team [Sylvia Baggett (STScI), Richard Hook (ST-ECF), Zoltan Levay (STScI)]

Date
Jan 1, 2000
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-2000-07-943-image
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Credits

NASA, Andrew Fruchter and the ERO Team [Sylvia Baggett (STScI), Richard Hook (ST-ECF), Zoltan Levay (STScI)]

Image Details

About The Object
Object NameNGC 2392, Abell 2218
DistanceNGC 2392: 5,000 light-years (1,500 parsecs), Abell 2218 (right): 2 billion light-years (600 million parsecs)
About The Data
Data DescriptionNGC 2392 Principal Astronomers: A. Fruchter (STScI), C. Christian (STScI), A. Kinney (NASA), A. Fruchter (STScI), S. Baggett (STScI), R. Hook (ST-ECF), Z. Levay (STScI) Abell 2218 Principal Astronomers: A. Fruchter (STScI), C. Christian (STScI), A. Kinney (NASA), A. Fruchter (STScI), S. Baggett (STScI), R. Hook (ST-ECF), Z. Levay (STScI)
InstrumentHST>WFPC2
Exposure DatesJanuary 10 - 13, 2000
FiltersNGC 2392: F469N (He II), F502N ([O III]), F656N (H-alpha), F658N ([N II]) Abell 2218: F450W (Wide B), F606W (Wide V), and F814 W (I)

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