Hubble 47 Tucanae – UV (full)

Image Details

About The Object
Object Name	47 Tuc, 47 Tucanae, NGC 104
Object Description	Globular Cluster
R.A. Position	00h 24m 5.35s
Dec. Position	-72° 4' 53.17"
Constellation	Tucana
Distance	16,700 light-years (5,100 parsecs)
About The Data
Data Description	The UV image of 47 Tuc was created from Hubble data from proposal : H. Richer (University of British Columbia), A. Dotter (Australian National University), R. Goldsbury (University of British Columbia), B. Hansen (UCLA), J. Heyl (University of British Columbia), J. Kalirai (STScI/JHU), K. Woodley (University of British Columbia), and K. Sigurdson (University of California, Santa Cruz). The science team includes: J. Heyl and H. Richer (University of British Columbia), E. Antolini (Università degli Studi di Perugia, Italy), R. Goldsbury (University of British Columbia), J. Kalirai (STScI/JHU), J. Parada (University of British Columbia), and P.-E. Tremblay (STScI).
Instrument	HST>WFC3/UVIS
Filters	F225W (UV) and F336W (U)
About The Image
Color Info	This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the WFC3 instrument. Several filters were used to sample various wavelengths. 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: Cyan: F225W (UV) Yellow: F336W (U)

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