Galaxies: snapshots in time
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is a time machine! Astronomers were able to obtain images of clear views of distant galaxies. A series of remarkable pictures, spanning the life history of the cosmos, provide the first clues to the life history of galaxies.
Credit:Credit: D. Macchetto, STScI, A. Dressler, Carnegie Institutions of Washington, M. Dickinson, STScI and NASA
About the Image
About the Object
| Name: | Galaxies |
|---|---|
| Type: | Early Universe : Cosmology : Morphology : Deep Field |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Category: | Cosmology Galaxies |
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 15 49 48.98 |
|---|---|
| Position (Dec): | 21° 25' 40.58" |
| Field of view: | 1.34 x 1.38 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 53.0° left of vertical |
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Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
|---|---|
| Optical |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |