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Compass and Scale Image of 47 Tucanae
CreditsNASA, ESA, and H. Richer and J. Heyl (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada); Acknowledgment: J. Mack (STScI) and G. Piotto (University of Padova, Italy)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2015
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2015-16-3542-image
Credits
NASA, ESA, and H. Richer and J. Heyl (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada);Acknowledgment: J. Mack (STScI) and G. Piotto (University of Padova, Italy)
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 optical/UV image of 47 Tuc was created from Hubble data from proposal , PI: J. Mack and R. Gillian (STScI) and 12311, PI: G. Piotto (University of Padova, Italy) et al. 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>ACS/WFC and HST>WFC3/UVIS |
| Exposure Dates | November 2003 - September 2004, November 2010, and November 2012 - September 2013 |
| Filters | Left Panel: ACS/WFC: F475W (B), F606W (V), F814W (I) WFC3: F275W (UV) Right Panel: WFC3: F225W (UV) and F336W (U) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the ACS/WFC 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. This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the ACS/WFC and WFC3 instruments. In this case, the assigned colors are: Left Panel: Blue: F475W (B) Green: F606W (V) Red: F814W (I) Purple: F275W (UV) Right Panel: Cyan: F225W (UV) Yellow: F336W (U) |
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