| Object Facts for Images Used in the Book |
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| Object Name: |
Jupiter (Planet)
WFPC2 February 1995 |
| Diameter: |
The planet has a diameter of roughly 89,000 (143,000 km) at the
equator. |
| Distance: |
The semi-major axis of Jupiter's orbit about the Sun is 5.2 astronomical
units or roughly 483 million miles (778 million km). |
| Release Credit: |
NASA, R. Beebe, and A. Simon (NMSU) |
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| Object Name: |
Eagle Nebula, M16 (Nebula)
WFPC2 April 1, 1995 |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 18h 18m 51.06s Dec. -13° 49' 51.11" |
| Constellation: |
Serpens |
| Distance: |
6,500 light-years (2,000 parsecs) |
| Release Credit: |
NASA, J. Hester and P. Scowen (ASU) |
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| Object Name: |
Hubble Deep Field (Galaxy Field)
WFPC2 December 18 - 28, 1995 |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 12h 36m 49.50s Dec. +62° 12' 58.0" |
| Constellation: |
Ursa Major |
| Release Credit: |
NASA, R. Williams and The Hubble Deep Field Team (STScI) |
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| Object Name: |
Hourglass Nebula, MyCn18 (Planetary Nebula)
WFPC2 July 30, 1995 |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 13h 39m 29.68s Dec. -67° 22' 38.79" |
| Constellation: |
Musca |
| Distance: |
8,000 light-years (2,500 parsecs) |
| Release Credit: |
NASA, R. Sahai, J. Trauger (JPL), and The WFPC2 Science Team |
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| Object Name: |
Eta Carinae (Planetary Nebula)
WFPC2 September 1995 |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 10h 45m 03.59s Dec. -59° 41' 0.4.3" |
| Constellation: |
Carina |
| Distance: |
10,000 light-years (3,100 parsecs) |
| Release Credit: |
NASA and J. Morse (University of Colorado) |
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| Object Name: |
Saturn (Planet)
NICMOS January 4, 1998 |
| Dimensions: |
The planet (without rings) has a diameter of roughly 75,000 miles
(120,000 km) at the equator. |
| Distance: |
The semi-major axis of Saturn's orbit about the Sun is 9.5 astronomical
units or roughly 890 million miles (1.4 billion km). |
| Release Credit: |
NASA and E. Karkoschka (University of Arizona) |
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| Object Name: |
Uranus (Planet)
WFPC2 August 8, 1998 |
| Dimensions: |
The planet has a diameter of roughly 32,000 miles (26,000 km) at
the equator. |
| Distance: |
The semi-major axis of Uranus's orbit about the Sun is 19.18 astronomical
units or roughly 1.8 billion miles (2.9 billion km). |
| Release Credit: |
NASA and E. Karkoschka (University of Arizona) |
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| Object Name: |
Ring Nebula, NGC 6720, M57 (Planetary Nebula)
WFPC2 October 16, 1998 |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 18h 53m 35s Dec. +33° 01' 43" |
| Constellation: |
Lyra |
| Distance: |
2,300 light-years (700 parsecs) |
| Release Credit: |
NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
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| Object Name: |
NGC 4603 (Spiral Galaxy)
WFPC2 May - July, 1996; June - July, 1997 |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 12h 40m 55.70s Dec. -40° 58' 34.0" |
| Constellation: |
Centaurus |
| Distance: |
108 million light-years (33 million parsecs) |
| Release Credit: |
NASA and J. Newman (UC Berkeley) |
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| Object Name: |
NGC 6093, M80 (Globular Cluster)
WFPC2 October 1994, August-October, 1997; January/April, 1996 |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 16h 17m 03s Dec. -22° 58' 30" |
| Constellation: |
Scorpius |
| Distance: |
28,000 light-years (8.7 kiloparsecs) |
| Release Credit: |
NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) |
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| Object Name: |
EskimoNebula, NGC 2392 (Planetary Nebula)
WFPC2 January 10-11, 2000 |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 07h 29m 10.77s Dec. +20° 54' 42.5" |
| Constellation: |
Gemini |
| Distance: |
5,000 light-years (1,500 parsecs) |
| Release Credit: |
NASA, A. Fruchter and the ERO Team (STScI) |
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| Object Name: |
Abell 2218 (Galaxy Cluster, Gravitational Lens)
WFPC2 January 11 - 13, 2000 |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 16h 35m 54.00s Dec. +66° 13' 00.0" |
| Constellation: |
Draco |
| Distance: |
2 billion light-years (600 million parsecs) |
| Release Credit: |
NASA, A. Fruchter and the ERO Team (STScI) |
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