Hubble image archive
Compass and Scale Image of Eta Car Analog Stars in Nearby Galaxies
CreditsNASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI/AURA); Acknowledgment: NASA, ESA, and R. Khan (GSFC and ORAU)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2016
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2016-01-3682-image
Credits
NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI/AURA);Acknowledgment: NASA, ESA, and R. Khan (GSFC and ORAU)
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Description | Massive Stars Similar to Eta Carinae in Nearby Galaxies |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The HST data were taken from the following proposals: ; : N. Scoville (Caltech); J. Koda (Stony Brook); ; : K. Kunz (JHU); D. Calzetti (University of Massachusetts, Amherst); : J. Bregman (University of Michigan); : W. Blair (JHU) The science team for these findings includes: R. Khan (GSFC and ORAU), S. Adams, K. Stanek, and C. Kochanek (Ohio State University), and G. Sonneborn (GSFC and ORAU). Archival HST data was obtained along with data from the Spitzer IRAC 3.6-micron instrument. |
| Instrument | HST>ACS, HST>WFPC2, and HST>WFC3 |
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