Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
GALEX 1st Light Compilation
Original Caption Released with Image:
This compilation shows the constellation Hercules, as imaged on May 21 and 22 by NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer. The images were captured by the two channels of the spacecraft camera during the mission's "first light" milestone.

The Galaxy Evolution Explorer first light images are dedicated to the crew of the Space Shuttle Columbia. The Hercules region was directly above Columbia when it made its last contact with NASA Mission Control on February 1, over the skies of Texas.

The Galaxy Evolution Explorer launched on April 28 on a mission to map the celestial sky in the ultraviolet and determine the history of star formation in the universe over the last 10 billion years.
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Caltech
Produced By:
California Institute of Technology
Mission:
Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX)
Spacecraft:
GALEX Orbiter
Instrument:
GALEX Telescope
Product Size:
2112 samples x 1533 lines
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Explorer
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Galaxy Evolution Explorer
facet_what:
GALEX
facet_what:
GALEX Orbiter
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Hercules
facet_what:
GALEX Telescope
facet_what:
Space Shuttle Orbiter
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Columbia
facet_where:
California
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Texas
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
Image #:
PIA04282
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA04282
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GALEX 1st Light Compilation