New Hubble Pictures
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Some new hubble pictures after the last upgrade.
Hubble WFC3 image of NGC 6302, planetary nebula in Scorpius
Object Name: NGC 6302
Globular Cluster Omega Centauri imaged with Hubble's WFC3 detector
Object Name: Omega Centauri
Galaxy group Stephan's Quintet is located in the constellation Pegasus.
Object Name: Stephan's Quintet
Jet in the Carina Nebula taken with Hubble's WFC3 detector
Object Name: Jet in Carina
Beautiful images.
The new deep field should be stunning.
nasa said:
WASHINGTON — Astronomers declared NASA's Hubble Space Telescope a fully rejuvenated observatory with the release Wednesday of observations from four of its six operating science instruments.
Topping the list of new views are colorful, multi-wavelength pictures of far-flung galaxies, a densely packed star cluster, an eerie "pillar of creation," and a "butterfly" nebula. Hubble's suite of new instruments allows it to study the universe across a wide swath of the light spectrum, from ultraviolet all the way to near-infrared. In addition, scientists released spectroscopic observations that slice across billions of light-years to probe the cosmic-web structure of the universe and map the distribution of elements that are fundamental to life as we know it.
"This marks a new beginning for Hubble," said Ed Weiler, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "The telescope was given an extreme makeover and now is significantly more powerful than ever, well-equipped to last into the next decade."
The new instruments are more sensitive to light and, therefore, will improve Hubble's observing efficiency significantly. It is able to complete observations in a fraction of the time that was needed with prior generations of Hubble instruments. The space observatory today is significantly more powerful than it ever has been.
Topping the list of new views are colorful, multi-wavelength pictures of far-flung galaxies, a densely packed star cluster, an eerie "pillar of creation," and a "butterfly" nebula. Hubble's suite of new instruments allows it to study the universe across a wide swath of the light spectrum, from ultraviolet all the way to near-infrared. In addition, scientists released spectroscopic observations that slice across billions of light-years to probe the cosmic-web structure of the universe and map the distribution of elements that are fundamental to life as we know it.
"This marks a new beginning for Hubble," said Ed Weiler, associate administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. "The telescope was given an extreme makeover and now is significantly more powerful than ever, well-equipped to last into the next decade."
The new instruments are more sensitive to light and, therefore, will improve Hubble's observing efficiency significantly. It is able to complete observations in a fraction of the time that was needed with prior generations of Hubble instruments. The space observatory today is significantly more powerful than it ever has been.
Hubble WFC3 image of NGC 6302, planetary nebula in Scorpius
Object Name: NGC 6302
Globular Cluster Omega Centauri imaged with Hubble's WFC3 detector
Object Name: Omega Centauri
Galaxy group Stephan's Quintet is located in the constellation Pegasus.
Object Name: Stephan's Quintet
Jet in the Carina Nebula taken with Hubble's WFC3 detector
Object Name: Jet in Carina
Beautiful images.
The new deep field should be stunning.
SeeFive said:
Bungleaio said:
Awesome pictures. How big are they though, how far is it from one side of the image to the other?
Jet in Carina is 6.6 light years across. Meaning that it takes something moving at the speed of light 6.6 years to get across it. Or as I know it, pretty big.
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