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HUDF 2012 Compass and Scale Image
CreditsIllustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI); Science: NASA, ESA, R. Ellis (Caltech), and the UDF 2012 Team
- Date
- Jan 1, 2012
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2012-48-3118-image
Credits
Illustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI);Science: NASA, ESA, R. Ellis (Caltech), and the UDF 2012 Team
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Hubble Ultra Deep Field, HUDF |
| Object Description | Infrared Survey |
| R.A. Position | 03h 32m 38.5s |
| Dec. Position | -27° 47' 0.0" |
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Distance | The image is 2.25 arcminutes wide. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The image was created from Hubble data from the following proposals: : G. Illingworth (University of California, Santa Cruz); , , : S. Faber (University of California, Santa Cruz) and H. Ferguson (STScI); : A. Riess (STScI/JHU); and : R. Ellis (Caltech). The UDF 2012 team members include: R. Ellis (Caltech), R. McLure and J. Dunlop (University of Edinburgh, Institute for Astronomy, Edinburgh), B. Robertson (University of Arizona), Y. Ono (University of Tokyo), M. Schenker (Caltech), A. Koekemoer (STScI), R. Bowler (University of Edinburgh, Institute for Astronomy, Edinburgh), M. Ouchi (University of Tokyo), A. Rogers and E. Curtis-Lake (University of Edinburgh, Institute for Astronomy, Edinburgh), E. Schneider (University of Arizona), S. Charlot (Paris Institute of Astrophysics), D. Stark (University of Arizona), S. Furlanetto (UCLA), and M. Cirasuolo (University of Edinburgh, Institute for Astronomy, Edinburgh). |
| Instrument | HST>WFC3/IR |
| Exposure Dates | August 2009 to September 2012 |
| Filters | F105W (Y), F125W (J), F140W (JH), and F160W (H) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the WFC3/IR instruments. Several filters were used to sample various wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image as follows: Blue: F105W (Y) Green: F125W (J) Red: F140W (JH) + F160W (H) |
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