Now, Hubble has done it again. 2004 they released one of perhaps the most famous astronomical images, "Hubble Ultra Deep Field".
Now, nine years later, releasing one more Deep Space image.
EXtreme Hubble Deep Field. It has accumulated over ten years of data and around 2 million seconds of exposure to an area of less than HUDF (Hubble Ultra-Deep Field).
In the picture you can see over 5500 galaxies in an area of the sky that is only part of the full moon's size.
On the picture there are even some record holders:
UDFj-39546284, at a redshift of 10.3, is a candidate for the most distant galaxy yet discovered, though it is awaiting spectroscopic confirmation
Supernova Primo, at a redshift of 1.55, the most distant type Ia supernova ever observed
UDFy-38135539, at a redshift of 8.6, is the most distant galaxy to have had its distance independently corroborated with spectroscopy
A little reading:
http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/
http://www.universetoday.com/97566/h...-the-universe/
Now, nine years later, releasing one more Deep Space image.
EXtreme Hubble Deep Field. It has accumulated over ten years of data and around 2 million seconds of exposure to an area of less than HUDF (Hubble Ultra-Deep Field).
In the picture you can see over 5500 galaxies in an area of the sky that is only part of the full moon's size.
On the picture there are even some record holders:
UDFj-39546284, at a redshift of 10.3, is a candidate for the most distant galaxy yet discovered, though it is awaiting spectroscopic confirmation
Supernova Primo, at a redshift of 1.55, the most distant type Ia supernova ever observed
UDFy-38135539, at a redshift of 8.6, is the most distant galaxy to have had its distance independently corroborated with spectroscopy
A little reading:
http://www.spacetelescope.org/news/
http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/
http://www.universetoday.com/97566/h...-the-universe/
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