About the Object Object Name: NGC 6397 Object Description: Globular Cluster Position (J2000): R.A. 17h 40m 41s.36 Dec. -53° 40' 25".3 Constellation: Ara Distance: 8,500 light-years (2.6 kiloparsecs) About the Data Data Description:
This image was created from HST data from proposal 10424:
H. Richer (University of British Columbia), P. Guhathakurta (University of California, Santa Cruz), R.M. Rich (University of California, Los Angeles), J. Anderson (STScI), G. Fahlman (NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics/Nationa l Research Council Canada, Saanich, British Columbia), B. Gibson (Swineburne University of Technology, Australia), B. Hansen (University of California, Los Angeles), J. Hurley (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia), J. Kalirai (University of California, Santa Cruz), I. King (University of Washington, Seattle), M. Shara (American Museum of Natural History), and P. Stetson (National Research Council/Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Canada).
The science team comprises H. Richer (University of British Columbia), I. King (University of Washington, Seattle), J. Anderson (STScI), J. Coffey (University of British Columbia, Vancouver), G. Fahlman (Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics/Nationa l Research Institute of Canada, British Columbia), J. Hurley (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia), and J. Kalirai (University of California, Santa Cruz).
Instrument: ACS/WFC Exposure Date(s): March and April, 2005 Exposure Time: 4.7 days Filters: F606W (V) and F814W (I) About the Image Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and H. Richer (University of British Columbia) Release Date: December 4, 2007 Color: This image is a composite of many separate exposures made by the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope using several different filters. Three filters sample broad wavelength ranges, one isolates the light of hydrogen. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: F814W (I) red F606W (V) blue Orientation: [ http://imgsrc.hubbl…]
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About the Object Object Name: NGC 6397 Object Description: Globular Cluster Position (J2000): R.A. 17h 40m 41s.36 Dec. -53° 40' 25".3 Constellation: Ara Distance: 8,500 light-years (2.6 kiloparsecs) About the Data Data Description:
This image was created from HST data from proposal 10424:
H. Richer (University of British Columbia), P. Guhathakurta (University of California, Santa Cruz), R.M. Rich (University of California, Los Angeles), J. Anderson (STScI), G. Fahlman (NRC Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics/Nationa l Research Council Canada, Saanich, British Columbia), B. Gibson (Swineburne University of Technology, Australia), B. Hansen (University of California, Los Angeles), J. Hurley (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia), J. Kalirai (University of California, Santa Cruz), I. King (University of Washington, Seattle), M. Shara (American Museum of Natural History), and P. Stetson (National Research Council/Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, Canada).
The science team comprises H. Richer (University of British Columbia), I. King (University of Washington, Seattle), J. Anderson (STScI), J. Coffey (University of British Columbia, Vancouver), G. Fahlman (Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics/Nationa l Research Institute of Canada, British Columbia), J. Hurley (Swinburne University of Technology, Australia), and J. Kalirai (University of California, Santa Cruz).
Instrument: ACS/WFC Exposure Date(s): March and April, 2005 Exposure Time: 4.7 days Filters: F606W (V) and F814W (I) About the Image Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and H. Richer (University of British Columbia) Release Date: December 4, 2007 Color: This image is a composite of many separate exposures made by the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope using several different filters. Three filters sample broad wavelength ranges, one isolates the light of hydrogen. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: F814W (I) red F606W (V) blue Orientation: [ http://imgsrc.hubbl…]
