Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
Eskimo Nebula, NGC 2392 |
| Object Description: |
Planetary Nebula |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 07h 29m 10.77s
Dec. +20° 54' 42.5" |
| Constellation: |
Gemini |
| Distance: |
5,000 light-years (1,500 parsecs) |
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| About the Data |
| Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
| Exposure Date(s): |
January 10 and 11, 2000 |
| Exposure Time: |
1 hour |
| Filters: |
F469N (He II), F502N ([O III]), F656N (H-alpha), F658N ([N II]) |
| Principal Astronomers: |
A. Fruchter (STScI), C. Christian (STScI), A. Kinney (NASA), A.
Fruchter (STScI), S. Baggett (STScI), R. Hook (ST-ECF), Z. Levay (STScI) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA, A. Fruchter and the ERO Team (STScI) |
| Release Date: |
January 24, 2000 |
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| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
Abell 2218 |
| Object Description: |
Galaxy Cluster, Gravitational Lens |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 16h 35m 54.00s
Dec. +66° 13' 00.0" |
| Constellation: |
Draco |
| Distance: |
2 billion light-years (600 million parsecs) |
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| About the Data |
| Instrument: |
WFPC2 |
| Exposure Date(s): |
January 11 - 13, 2000 |
| Exposure Time: |
9.4 hours |
| Filters: |
F450W (Wide B), F606W (Wide V), F814W (I) |
| Principal Astronomers: |
A. Fruchter (STScI), C. Christian (STScI), A. Kinney (NASA), A.
Fruchter (STScI), S. Baggett (STScI), R. Hook (ST-ECF), Z. Levay (STScI) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA, A. Fruchter and the ERO Team (STScI) |
| Release Date: |
January 24, 2000 |
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