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Compass and Scale Image of M13
CreditsIllustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI); Hubble Image: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2008
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2008-40-2436-image
Credits
Illustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI);Hubble Image: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | M13, NGC 6205 |
| Object Description | Globular Cluster |
| R.A. Position | 16h 41m 41.63s |
| Dec. Position | 36° 27' 40.71" |
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Distance | 25,000 light-years (7.6 kiloparsecs) |
| Dimensions | This image is roughly 4.9 arcminutes (36 light-years or 11 parsecs) wide. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | Hubble image HST Proposal: Science Team: W. van Altena (Yale University) HST Proposal: Science Team: C. Bailyn (Yale University) HST Proposal: Science Team: W. Lewin (MIT) A. Sarajedini HST Proposal: Science Team: A. Sarajedini (University of Florida) |
| Instrument | HST>WFPC2 and HST>ACS/WFC, and NOAO>20-inch telescope (ground-based image) |
| Exposure Dates | November 1999, April 2000, August 2005, and April 2006 |
| Filters | Hubble image ACS/WFC: F435W (B), F555W (V), and F814W (I) WFPC2: F555W (V), F785LP (I), and F814W (I) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | The image is a composite of separate exposures made by the ACS and WFPC2 instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope. Several filters were used to sample broad wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: Hubble image Blue: ACS/WFC F435W (B), Green: ACS/WFC F555W (V) Red: ACS/WFC F814W (I) Cyan/blue: WFPC2 F555W (V), Yellow/orange: WFPC2 F785LP (I) + WFPC2 F814W (I) |
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