Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
Whirlpool Galaxy, M51, NGC 5194/5 |
| Object Description: |
Face-on Spiral Galaxy with Companion |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 13h 29m 52.37s
Dec. +47° 11' 40.8" |
| Constellation: |
Canes Venatici |
| Distance: |
About 31 million light-years (9.6 Megaparsecs) |
| Dimensions: |
This image is 9.6 arcminutes (87,000 light-years or 27,000 parsecs) wide. |
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| About the Data |
| Note: |
High level science products (combined and mosaiced fits files for each filter) are available at: http://archive.stsci.edu/prepds/m51/ |
| Data Description: |
The Hubble image was created from HST data from proposal 10452: S. Beckwith (STScI), R. Kennicutt Jr. (University of Arizona), and H. Bond, C. Christian, L. Frattare, F. Hamilton, Z. Levay, M. Mutchler, K. Noll, and T. Royle (The Hubble Heritage Team, STScI). |
| Instrument: |
ACS/WFC |
| Exposure Date(s): |
January 18-22, 2005 |
| Exposure Time: |
9.0 hours |
| Filters: |
F435W (B), F555W (V), F658N (Halpha + [N II]), F814W (I) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
| Release Date: |
April 25, 2005 |
| Orientation: |
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| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
Eagle Nebula, M16, NGC 6611, IC 4703 |
| Object Description: |
Gaseous Nebula in Open Cluster |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 18h 18m 51.06s
Dec. -13° 49' 51.11" |
| Constellation: |
Serpens |
| Distance: |
About 6,500 light-years (2,000 parsecs) |
| Dimensions: |
This image is 3.2 arcminutes (6 light-years or 1.9 parsecs) wide. |
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| About the Data |
| Data Description: |
The Hubble image was created from HST data from proposal 10393: K. Noll, H. Bond, C. Christian, L. Frattare, F. Hamilton, Z. Levay, M. Mutchler, and T. Royle (The Hubble Heritage Team, STScI). |
| Instrument: |
ACS/WFC |
| Exposure Date(s): |
November 4 - 7, 2004 |
| Exposure Time: |
3.4 hours |
| Filters: |
F435W (B), F555W (V), F502N ([O III]), F658N (Halpha + [N II]), F814W (I) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
| Release Date: |
April 25, 2005 |
| Orientation: |
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