How far does Hubble see?
This diagram shows how Hubble has revolutionised the study of the distant, early Universe. Before Hubble was launched, ground-based telescopes were able to observe up to a redshift of around 1, about half way back through cosmic history. Hubble’s latest instrument, Wide Field Camera 3 has identified a candidate galaxy at a redshift of 10 — around 96 per cent of the way back to the Big Bang. The forthcoming NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope will see further still.
Credit:NASA, ESA
About the Image
NASA press release
Id: | heic1103e |
Type: | Chart |
Release date: | 26 January 2011, 19:00 |
Related releases: | heic1103 |
Size: | 3000 x 1596 px |
About the Object
Name: | WFC3 |
Type: | Early Universe |
Category: | Illustrations |