Hubble image archive
Compass and Scale Image of Stellar Jets
CreditsIllustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI); Science: NASA, ESA, and P. Hartigan (Rice University)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2011
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2011-20-2872-image
Credits
Illustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI);Science: NASA, ESA, and P. Hartigan (Rice University)
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | HH 47, HH 34, HH 2 |
| Object Description | Herbig-Haro Objects |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The observations of HH 47, HH 34, and HH 2 are taken from HST proposals: J. Westphal (Caltech), and : B. Reipurth (University of Hawaii), and : P. Haritgan (Rice University). |
| Instrument | HST>WFPC2 |
| Filters | F656N (H-alpha) and F673N ([S II]) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the WFPC2 instrument on HST. 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: Cyan: F656N (H-alpha) Orange: F673N ([S II]) |
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