About
this Object
Object Name: |
M13, NGC 6205 |
Object
Description: |
Globular Cluster |
Position
(J2000): |
R.A. 16h 41m 41s.63
Dec. +36° 27' 40".72 |
Constellation: |
Hercules |
Distance: |
25,000 light-years (7.6 kiloparsecs) |
Dimensions: |
This image is roughly 4.9 arcminutes (36 light-years or 11 parsecs) wide. |
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About
the Data
HST Proposal: |
8174 |
8278 |
10349 |
10775 |
Science Team: |
W. van Altena
(Yale University) |
C. Bailyn
(Yale University) |
W. Lewin
(MIT) |
A. Sarajedini
(University of Florida) |
Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
WFPC2 |
ACS |
ACS |
Filters: |
F555W (V), F785LP (I) |
F555W (V), F814W (I) |
F435W (B) |
F555W (V), F814W (I) |
Exposure Dates: |
April 2000 |
November 1999 |
August 2005 |
April 2006 |
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About this Image
Image Credit: |
NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
Acknowledgment: |
C. Bailyn (Yale University), W. Lewin (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), A. Sarajedini (University of Florida), and W. van Altena (Yale University) |
Release
Date: |
December 4, 2008
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Color: |
The image is a composite of separate exposures made by the ACS and WFPC2 instruments on the Hubble Space Telescope. Several filters were used to sample broad wavelengths. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are:
ACS |
F814W (I) |
red |
ACS |
F555W (V) |
green |
ACS |
F435W (B) |
blue |
WFPC2 |
F814W (I) |
yellow/orange |
WFPC2 |
F785LP (I) |
yellow/orange |
WFPC2 |
F555W (V) |
cyan/blue |
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