Hubble image archive
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
Credits
NASA, Andrew Fruchter and the ERO Team [Sylvia Baggett (STScI), Richard Hook (ST-ECF), Zoltan Levay (STScI)]Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | NGC 2392, Abell 2218 |
| Distance | NGC 2392: 5,000 light-years (1,500 parsecs), Abell 2218 (right): 2 billion light-years (600 million parsecs) |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | NGC 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) |
| Instrument | HST>WFPC2 |
| Exposure Dates | January 10 - 13, 2000 |
| Filters | NGC 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) |
Source
Image and source material are credited to the official mission archive linked below.
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