Melnick 34
An image of Melnick 34, made with the new Wide Field and Planetary Camera's (WFPC-2) improved optics. With an exposure equivalent to an WFPC-1 image, this WFPC-2 image collects all the light from the central star into sharp focus because the telescope's spherical aberration is corrected by the new camera's optics. The WFPC-2 instrument was installed during the 1993 servicing mission.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9405d |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 13 January 1994, 06:00 |
| Size: | 356 x 344 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Melnick 34 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Star : Type : Wolf-Rayet • Stars Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 170000 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
