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Saturn Compass Image
Credits NASA, ESA, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), M.H. Wong (University of California, Berkeley), and the OPAL Team
- Date
- Jan 1, 2019
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2019-43-4566-image
Credits
NASA, ESA, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), M.H. Wong (University of California, Berkeley), and the OPAL TeamImage Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Saturn |
| Object Description | Saturn and Moons near Opposition |
| Distance | The semi-major axis of Saturn's orbit about the Sun is 9.5 astronomical units (A.U.) or roughly 1.4 billion km. |
| Dimensions | The planet (without rings) has a diameter of roughly 75,000 miles (120,000 km) at the equator. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The HST observations include those from the Outer Planet Atmospheres Legacy (OPAL) Program (A. Simon) |
| Instrument | WFC3/UVIS |
| Exposure Dates | June 20, 2019 |
| Filters | F395N, F502N, F631N |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | These images are a composite of separate exposures acquired by the WFC3 instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Several filters were used to sample narrow wavelength ranges. 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: F395N Green: F502N Red: F631N |
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