This Hubble Space Telescope image, known as the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, reveals about 10,000 galaxies and combines ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared light. Two programs that will use the James Webb Space Telescope will add more detail to this image, capturing thousands of additional galaxies in a fuller range of infrared light. Webb will return both imagery and data known as spectra, providing more details about some of the earliest galaxies to exist in the universe for the first time.
This image was captured before the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope. No Webb data are shown in this image.
Credits
Science
NASA, ESA, Steven V.W. Beckwith (STScI), HUDF Team (STScI)
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Hubble Ultra Deep Field, HUDF |
| Object Description | Optical Survey |
| R.A. Position | 03h 32m 39.99s |
| Dec. Position | -27° 48' 0.0" |
| Constellation | Fornax |
| Distance | The image is 3 arc minutes square |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | This image was created from HST data from the following proposal: : S. Beckwith, S. Malhotra, M. Giavalisco, N. Panagia, J. Rhoads, M. Stiavelli, R. Somerville, S. Casertano, B. Margon, C. Blades, J. Caldwell, and M. Clampin (STScI), M. Corbin (CSC), M. Dickinson, H. Ferguson, and A. Fruchter (STScI), R. Hook (STScI/ECF), S. Jogee, A. Koekemoer, R. Lucas, M. Sosey and L. Bergeron (STScI). |
| Instrument | HST>ACS/WFC |
| Exposure Dates | September 24, 2003 - January 16, 2004, Exposure Time: 11.3 days |
| Filters | F435W (B), F606W (V), F775W (i), F850LP (z) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | Blue: F435W (B) Green: F606W (V) + F775W (i) Red: F850LP (z) |
| 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 |
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| 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. |
