Hubble Goes to the Limit In Search Of Farthest Galaxies

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In the visible-light picture, taken with the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) in 1995, the galaxy looks uncharacteristically lumpy. That's because only the bright blue knots of starbirth are detected by the WFPC2.

Object Name: HDF-N

Image Type: Astronomical

Credit: Rodger I. Thompson (University of Arizona) and NASA

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The above image is part of a montage:

Montage Image: A Spiral Galaxy From the Hubble Deep Field in Visible (left) and Infrared Light (right) Image Type: Astronomical PRC1998-32b

Hubble Deep Field Galaxy in Infrared Light Image Type: Astronomical

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