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.
Credit:About the Image
About the Object
Name: | Melnick 34 |
Type: | Local Universe : Star : Type : Wolf-Rayet |
Distance: | 170000 light years |
Category: | Stars |
Colours & filters
Band | Telescope |
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Optical |
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2 |