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Hubble WFC3 Image of P/2010 A2 (February 22, 2010) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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Hubble WFC3 Image of P/2010 A2 (February 22, 2010)

October 13, 2010 · NASA

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About the colours

This image was originally black and white and recorded only overall brightness. These brightness values were translated into a range of bluish hues. Such color "maps" can be useful in helping to distinguish subtly varying brightness in an image.

About the data

The image was created from Hubble data from proposals 12053 , 12077 , and 12305 : D. Jewitt (UCLA), H. Weaver (JPL/APL), M. Drahus (UCLA), and M. Mutchler (STScI).