COLLECTION NAME:
NASA Hubble Space Telescope Collection
Record
Title:
Hubble Spies Huge Clusters of Stars Formed by Ancient Encounter
Fast Facts:
Technical facts about this news release: About this Object Object Name: M82 (NGC 3034) Object Description: Irregular Galaxy Position (J2000): R.A. 09h 55m 52.22s Dec. +69° 40' 46.9" Constellation: Ursa Major Distance: About 3.6 Mpc (12 million light-years) Dimensions: The visible portion of the HST M82 image is ~210 arcseconds (3.7 kpc) along the diagonal. About the Data Note: The release image of M82 was created from WFPC2 archived HST data from science programs by R. O'Connell (Prop 7446: WFPC2/NICMOS observations) and P. Shopbell (Prop 6826). Instruments: WFPC2; NICMOS Exposure Dates: March 16, 1997; September 15, 1997; August 28, 1998 Exposure Time: 8.7 hours Filters: Prop 7446: [WFPC2] F814W (I), F555W (V), F439W (B) Prop 7446: [NICMOS] F110W, F160W Prop 6826: [WFPC2] F656N (Ha) Principal Astronomers: Prop 7446: R. de Grijs (Inst. of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK), R. O'Connell (Univ. Virginia), J. Gallagher (Univ. Wisc-Madison), D. Hunter (Lowell Obs.) Prop 6826: P. Shopbell (Cal Tech), R. Dufour (Rice Univ.), J. Cohen (Cal Tech), J. Bland-Hawthorn (AAO) About this Image Image Credit: NASA, ESA and R. de Grijs (Inst. of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK) Release Date: March 7, 2001 Orientation: Violent Star Formation in Heart of Starburst Galaxy M82
note:
*News Release Number:*: STScI-2001-08g
facet_what:
COMPASS
facet_where:
M82
facet_when:
August 28, 1998
facet_when_year:
1997
UID:
SPD-HUBBLE-STScI-2001-08g
Release Date:
March 7, 2001 09:00 AM (EST)
