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Hubble View of Arp’s Loop (Arp's Loop) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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Hubble View of Arp’s Loop

January 8, 2008 · NASA · Arp's Loop · Ursa Major

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About the colours

The HST image is a composite of separate exposures made by the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. Two filters were used to sample broad wavelength ranges. The color results from assigning different hues (colors) to each monochromatic image. In this case, the assigned colors are: Blue: F435W (B) Green: F435W (B) + F814W (I) Red: F814W (I)

About the data

The science team comprises D. de Mello (GSFC/Catholic University of America, Washington/JHU), L. Smith (STScI/ESA/University College London), E. Sabbi (STScI), J. Gallagher (University of Wisconsin, Madison), M. Mountain (STScI), and D. Harbeck (University of Wisconsin, Madison).

The Hubble image of Arp's Loop was created from HST Proposal: 10915 J. Dalcanton (University of Washington).

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