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Compass and Scale Image of SNR 0509
CreditsIllustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI); Science: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2010
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2010-27-2761-image
Credits
Illustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI);Science: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | SNR 0509 |
| Object Description | Supernova Remnant |
| R.A. Position | 05h 9m 31.69s |
| Dec. Position | -67° 31' 18.0" |
| Constellation | Dorado |
| Distance | 160,000 light-years (50,000 parsecs) |
| Dimensions | This image is 1.2 arcminutes (58 light-years or 18 parsecs) wide. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The image was created from Hubble data from proposals : J. Hughes, J. Warren, and L. Hovey (Rutgers University), C. Badenes (Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel), C. Smith (NOAO/CTIO), J. Vink (Space Research Organization, Netherlands), and P. Ghavamian (STScI); and : K. Noll, Z. Levay, M. Livio, H. Bond, C. Christian, L. Frattare, M. Mutchler, and T. Borders (Hubble Heritage Team/STScI). |
| Instrument | HST>WFC3/IR and HST>WFC3/UVIS |
| Exposure Dates | October 28, 2006, and November 4, 2010, Exposure Time: 3.3 hours |
| Filters | F475W (g), F555W (V), F658N (H-alpha+[N II]), and F814W (I) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the WFC3 and ACS instruments 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: Violet: F475W (g) Green: F555W (V) Orange: F814W (I) Red: F658N (H-alpha+[N II]) |
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