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Compass and Scale Image for NGC 2841
CreditsIllustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (Hubble Heritage Team/STScI); Science: M. Crockett and S. Kaviraj (Oxford University, UK), R. O'Connell (University of Virginia), B. Whitmore (STScI), and the WFC3 Scientific Oversight Committee
- Date
- Jan 1, 2011
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2011-06-2822-image
Credits
Illustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (Hubble Heritage Team/STScI);Science: M. Crockett and S. Kaviraj (Oxford University, UK), R. O'Connell (University of Virginia), B. Whitmore (STScI), and the WFC3 Scientific Oversight Committee
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | NGC 2841 |
| Object Description | Flocculent Spiral Galaxy |
| R.A. Position | 09h 22m 2.64s |
| Dec. Position | 50° 58' 35.46" |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | About 46 million light-years (14 million parsecs) |
| Dimensions | The image is 2.6 arcminutes (34,000 light-years or 10,500 parsecs) wide. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The image was created from Hubble data from proposal : R. O'Connell (University of Virginia), B. Balick (University of Washington), H. Bond (STScI), D. Calzetti (University of Massachusetts), M. Carollo (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich), M. Disney (University of Wales, College of Cardiff), M. Dopita (Australian National University), J. Frogel (Ohio State University Research Foundation), D. Hall (University of Hawaii), J. Holtzman (New Mexico State University), P. McCarthy (Carnegie Institution of Washington), F. Paresce (European Southern Observatory, Germany), A. Saha (NOAO/AURA), J. Silk (University of Oxford), A. Walker (NOAO/CTIO), B. Whitmore (STScI), R. Windhorst (Arizona State University), and E. Young (University of Arizona). |
| Instrument | HST>WFC3/UVIS |
| Exposure Dates | January 5-7, 2010, Exposure Time: 2 hours |
| Filters | F336W (U), F547M (y), F657N (H-alpha + [N II]), and F814W (I) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the WFC3 instrument on HST. Several filters were used to sample broad and narrow wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are: Blue: F336W (U) Green: F547M (y) Red/orange: F657N (H-alpha + [N II]) Red: F814W (I) |
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