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Title:
Hands-On Book of Hubble Images Allows the Visually Impaired to "Touch the Universe
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*Credit:* NASA [ http://www.nasa.gov/] and Bryan Preston (STScI [ http://www.stsci.ed…])
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Object Facts for Images Used in the Book Jupiter [ #Jupiter ] Hubble Science Image Utilized in [ #Eagle ] Hubble Science Image Utilized in [ #HDF ] Hubble Science Image Utilized in [ #Hourglass ] Hubble Science Image Utilized in [ #EtaCar ] Hubble Science Image Utilized in [ #Saturn ] Hubble Science Image Utilized in [ #Uranus ] Hubble Science Image Utilized in [ #Ring ] Hubble Science Image Utilized in [ #NGC4603 ] Hubble Science Image Utilized in [ #NGC6093 ] Hubble Science Image Utilized in [ #Eskimo ] Hubble Science Image Utilized in [ #Abell2218 ] Jupiter 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) Hubble Science Image Utilized in 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) Hubble Science Image Utilized in 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) Hubble Science Image Utilized in 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 Hubble Science Image Utilized in 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) Hubble Science Image Utilized in 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) Hubble Science Image Utilized in 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) Hubble Science Image Utilized in Object Name: Ring Nebula, NGC 6720, M57 (Planetary Nebula)
WFPC2 October 16, 1998 Position (J2000): R.A. 18h 53m 35s Dec. 33° 01'
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43" Constellation: Lyra Distance: 2,300 light-years (700 parsecs) Release Credit: NASA and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Hubble Science Image Utilized in 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) Hubble Science Image Utilized in 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) Hubble Science Image Utilized in 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) Hubble Science Image Utilized in 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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*Release Date*:November 21, 2002 12:00 AM (EST)
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*Title*:Hands-On Book of Hubble Images Allows the Visually Impaired to "Touch the Universe
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*News Release Number:*: STScI-2002-28e
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Release Date:
November 21, 2002 12:00 AM (EST)

Hands-On Book of Hubble Images Allows the Visually Impaired to "Touch the Universe
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