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Compass and Scale Image of Andromeda
CreditsNASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2012
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2012-20-3032-image
Credits
NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | M31, NGC 224, Andromeda Galaxy |
| Object Description | Starfield in M31 |
| R.A. Position | 00h 42m 44s |
| Dec. Position | +41° 16' 9" |
| Constellation | Andromeda |
| Distance | About 2.5 million light-years (770 kiloparsecs) |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The 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). |
| Instrument | HST>ACS/WFC and HST>WFC3/UVIS |
| Exposure Dates | December 2002 and January 2005; January 2010 and August 2010 |
| Filters | ACS/WFC: F606W (V) and F814W (I) WFC3/UVIS: F606W (V) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | This 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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