Dos caras de Urano (Hubble)

Dos caras de Urano (Hubble)

Estas imágenes del telescopio espacial del Hubble muestran las variadas caras de Urano. A la izquierda, Urano en 2005 muestra su sistema de anillo. El planeta, junto con sus anillos y lunas, se inclina de lado, girando a aproximadamente un ángulo de 90 grados desde el plano de su órbita. En el primer plano del Hubble tomado solo un año después, Urano revela su estructura con bandas y una misteriosa tormenta oscura.

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nasa, ESA, Mark Showalter (Instituto Seti), Lawrence A. Sromovsky (UW-Madison), Patrick M. Fry (Uw-Madison), HeidiiSi-Hammel (ssiSky), Patrick M. Fry), Heidion), Heidiidii HiMi), Patrick M. Fry), Heidion), HeidiiSi), Patrick M. Fry), Heidionhison), HeidiiSi), Iwhathison). Rages (Seti Institute)

About The Object
Object Name Uranus
Object Description Uranus with rings and bands of gas
About The Data
Data Description The HST observations include those from program M. Showalter (SETI Institute) and J. Lissauer (NASA Ames Research Center) and L. Sromovsky (University of Wisconsin, Madison), H. Hammel (Space Science Institute), and K. Rages (SETI Institute).
Instrument ACS/WFC
Exposure Dates August 2005 and August 23, 2006
Filters Left: Clear, F330W, F475W, F606W, F814W Right: F550M, F658N, and F775W
About The Image
Color Info These images are a composite of separate exposures acquired by the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Several filters were used to sample specific wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic (grayscale) image associated with an individual filter. In this case, the assigned colors are: Left: Blue: F330W Green: F475W Orange: F606W Red: F814W Right: Blue: F550M Green: F658N Red: F775W
About The Object
Object Name A name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object.
Object Description The type of astronomical object.
R.A. Position Right ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position.
Dec. Position Declination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position.
Constellation One of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears.
Distance The physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs.
Dimensions The physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky.
About The Data
Data Description
  • Proposal: A description of the observations, their scientific justification, and the links to the data available in the science archive.
  • Science Team: The astronomers who planned the observations and analyzed the data. "PI" refers to the Principal Investigator.
Instrument The science instrument used to produce the data.
Exposure Dates The date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time.
Filters The camera filters that were used in the science observations.
About The Image
Image Credit The primary individuals and institutions responsible for the content.
Publication Date The date and time the release content became public.
Color Info A brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented.
Orientation The rotation of the image on the sky with respect to the north pole of the celestial sphere.