Hubble’s colourful view of the Universe

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have captured the most comprehensive picture ever assembled of the evolving Universe — and one of the most colourful. The study is called the Ultraviolet Coverage of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (UVUDF) project.

Credit:

NASA, ESA, H. Teplitz and M. Rafelski (IPAC/Caltech), A. Koekemoer (STScI), R. Windhorst (Arizona State University), and Z. Levay (STScI)

About the Image

Id:heic1411a
Type:Observation
Release date:3 June 2014, 20:15
Related releases:heic1411
Size:2300 x 2100 px

About the Object

Name:Universe
Type:Unspecified : Cosmology
Constellation:Fornax
Category:Cosmology

Image Formats

r.titleLarge JPEG
3.1 MB
r.titleScreensize JPEG
473.9 KB

Classic Wallpapers

r.title1024x768
547.9 KB
r.title1280x1024
908.9 KB
r.title1600x1200
1.3 MB
r.title1920x1200
1.6 MB
r.title2048x1536
2.1 MB

Coordinates

Position (RA):3 32 38.51
Position (Dec):-27° 47' 0.02"
Field of view:2.30 x 2.10 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 52.3° left of vertical


Colours & filters

BandWavelengthTelescope
Ultraviolet
U
150 nm Hubble Space Telescope
ACS
Ultraviolet
U
225 nm Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3
Ultraviolet
U
275 nm Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3
Ultraviolet
U
336 nm Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3
Optical
B
435 nm Hubble Space Telescope
ACS
Optical
V
606 nm Hubble Space Telescope
ACS
Infrared
I
775 nm Hubble Space Telescope
ACS
Infrared
I
814 nm Hubble Space Telescope
ACS
Infrared
z
850 nm Hubble Space Telescope
ACS
Infrared
Y
1.05 μm Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3
Infrared
J
1.25 μm Hubble Space Telescope
WFC3
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