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

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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