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Hubble 47 Tucanae – Visible+UV (crop)

CreditsNASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration; Acknowledgment: J. Mack (STScI) and G. Piotto (University of Padova, Italy)

Date
Jan 1, 2015
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
hubblesite-images-2015-16-3543-image
By

Credits

NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration;
Acknowledgment: J. Mack (STScI) and G. Piotto (University of Padova, Italy)

Image Details

About The Object
Object Name47 Tuc, 47 Tucanae, NGC 104
Object DescriptionGlobular Cluster
R.A. Position00h 24m 5.35s
Dec. Position-72° 4' 53.17"
Distance16,700 light-years (5,100 parsecs)
About The Data
Data DescriptionThe 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).
InstrumentHST>ACS/WFC and HST>WFC3/UVIS
Exposure DatesNovember 2003 - September 2004, November 2010, and November 2012 - September 2013
FiltersACS/WFC: F475W (B), F606W (V), F814W (I) WFC3: F275W (UV)
About The Image
Color InfoThis image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the ACS/WFC and WFC3 instruments. 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: Blue: F475W (B) Green: F606W (V) Red: F814W (I) Purple: F275W (UV)

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