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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on April 22, 2010, 04:16

Title: Hubble Turns Sixteen, and Just Keeps on Working
Post by: sam on April 22, 2010, 04:16

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First, in 1995, there was the Hubble Deep Field (HDF). Then, in 1998, the Hubble Deep Field South (HDF-S). With the new Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) aboard, and the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-object Spectrometer (NICMOS) continuing to work well, the Hubble took a new, even deeper, image. And what was it called? Why, the Hubble Ultra-Deep Field (HUDF) of course! The total exposure was approximately a million seconds, and the observations were made in late 2003 and early 2004 (Earliest Star Forming Galaxies Found is Universe Today's first story on it). Hundreds of scientific papers have been published using data from these observations (and others; a lot of time on major ground-based telescopes has also been devoted to these fields).

http://www.universetoday.com/2010/04/21/hubble-turns-sixteen-and-just-keeps-on-working/

Title: Re: Hubble Turns Sixteen, and Just Keeps on Working
Post by: Clive on April 22, 2010, 09:30

There are lots of other space observatories but Hubble has captured the hearts of all of us.   8-)

Title: Re: Hubble Turns Sixteen, and Just Keeps on Working
Post by: Rik on April 22, 2010, 09:34

Sue captured my heart, Clive, there was no room for anything else after that. ;)

Title: Re: Hubble Turns Sixteen, and Just Keeps on Working
Post by: Simon on April 22, 2010, 10:39

:vomit:

Title: Re: Hubble Turns Sixteen, and Just Keeps on Working
Post by: Rik on April 22, 2010, 10:41

 :P ;D

Title: Re: Hubble Turns Sixteen, and Just Keeps on Working
Post by: Clive on April 22, 2010, 17:51

Quote from: Simon on April 22, 2010, 10:39

:vomit:

Seconded!   ;D

Title: Re: Hubble Turns Sixteen, and Just Keeps on Working
Post by: Rik on April 22, 2010, 17:54

 :wahh: ;D