Full WFPC2 Mosaic - Full Resolution
One peek into a small part of the sky, one giant leap back in time. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope provided one of the deepest, most detailed visible views of the universe. Representing a narrow "keyhole" view stretching to the visible horizon of the universe, the Hubble Deep Field image covers a speck of the sky only about the width of a dime 75 feet away. The field is a very small sample of the heavens but it is considered representative of the typical distribution of galaxies in space. In this small field, Hubble uncovered a bewildering assortment of at least 1,500 galaxies at various stages of evolution.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9601c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 15 January 1996, 16:00 |
| Size: | 3069 x 3100 px |
About the Object
| Name: | HDF, Hubble Deep Field |
| Type: | • Early Universe : Cosmology : Morphology : Deep Field • Cosmology Images/Videos |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Ultraviolet Near-UV |
300 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical B |
450 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical V |
606 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Infrared I |
814 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
