A panoramic view of the sky
A narrow slice of sky near the Big Dipper yielded a goldmine of at least 50,000 galaxies, which were spied by NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The Hubble view is yielding new clues about the universe's youth, from its "pre-teen" years to young adulthood.
Credit:About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | Extended Groth Strip (EGS) |
|---|---|
| Type: | Early Universe : Cosmology : Morphology : Deep Field |
| Category: | Cosmology |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Optical V | 606 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |
| Optical Pseudogreen (V+I) |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS | |
| Infrared I | 814 nm |
Hubble Space Telescope
ACS |