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Compass and Scale Image of NGC 6503
CreditsNASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI); Acknowledgment: D. Calzetti (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), H. Ford (JHU), and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration
- Date
- Jan 1, 2015
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2015-23-3587-image
Credits
NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI);Acknowledgment: D. Calzetti (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), H. Ford (JHU), and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | NGC 6503 |
| Object Description | Spiral Galaxy with Active Star Formation |
| R.A. Position | 17h 49m 26.42s |
| Dec. Position | 70° 8' 39.73" |
| Constellation | Draco |
| Distance | 18 million light-years (5.5 megaparsecs) |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The optical/UV image of NGC 6503 was created from Hubble data from proposals , PI: D. Calzetti (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), et al. and , PI: H. Ford (JHU) et al. |
| Instrument | HST>ACS/WFC and HST>WFC3/UVIS |
| Exposure Dates | April 21, 2003 and August 21, 2013 |
| Filters | F658N (H-alpha+[N II]), F275W (UV), F336W (U), F438W (B), F555W (V), and F814W (I) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | This image is a composite of separate exposures acquired by the ACS/WFC and WFC3/UVIS 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: Pink: F275W (UV) Purple: F336W (U) Blue: F438W (B) Green: F555W (V) Red: F814W (I) Red: F658N (H-alpha+[N II]) |
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