Archivo de imágenes de Hubble

Imagen de brújula y escala de Andrómeda

CreditsNASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI)

Fecha
Jan 1, 2012
Misión
Hubble Space Telescope
ID de archivo
hubblesite-images-2012-20-3032-image
Por

Credits

NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI)

Detalles de la imagen

About The Object
Object NameM31, NGC 224, Andromeda Galaxy
Object DescriptionStarfield in M31
R.A. Position00h 42m 44s
Dec. Position+41° 16' 9"
ConstellationAndromeda
DistanceAbout 2.5 million light-years (770 kiloparsecs)
About The Data
Data DescriptionThe Hubble data were taken from the HST proposals and , PI: T. Brown (STScI); and , PI: R. van der Marel (STScI). The science team comprises: R. van der Marel, S.T. Sohn, J. Anderson, and T. Brown (STScI), M. Fardal (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), G. Besla (Columbia University), R. Beaton (University of Virginia), P. Guhathakurta (UCO/Lick Observatory/UCSC), and T.J. Cox (Carnegie Observatories).
InstrumentHST>ACS/WFC and HST>WFC3/UVIS
Exposure DatesDecember 2002 and January 2005; January 2010 and August 2010
FiltersACS/WFC: F606W (V) and F814W (I) WFC3/UVIS: F606W (V)
About The Image
Color InfoThis image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the ACS instrument on HST. Several filters were used to sample broad 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: F606W (V) Red: F814W (I)

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