About The Object | |
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Object Name | Mars |
Object Description | Planet |
About The Data | |
Data Description | The HST observations include those from programs (J. Clarke) and (D. Bhattacharyya) |
Instrument | ACS |
Exposure Dates | 19 Dec 2016 and 31 Dec 2017 |
Filters | F115LP |
About The Image | |
Color Info | This image is acquired by the ACS instrument on the Hubble Space Telescope. The color results from assigning a red hue to a monochromatic (grayscale) image. |
About The Object | |
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Object Name | A name or catalog number that astronomers use to identify an astronomical object. |
Object Description | The type of astronomical object. |
R.A. Position | Right ascension – analogous to longitude – is one component of an object's position. |
Dec. Position | Declination – analogous to latitude – is one component of an object's position. |
Constellation | One of 88 recognized regions of the celestial sphere in which the object appears. |
Distance | The physical distance from Earth to the astronomical object. Distances within our solar system are usually measured in Astronomical Units (AU). Distances between stars are usually measured in light-years. Interstellar distances can also be measured in parsecs. |
Dimensions | The physical size of the object or the apparent angle it subtends on the sky. |
About The Data | |
Data Description |
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Instrument | The science instrument used to produce the data. |
Exposure Dates | The date(s) that the telescope made its observations and the total exposure time. |
Filters | The camera filters that were used in the science observations. |
About The Image | |
Color Info | A brief description of the methods used to convert telescope data into the color image being presented. |
Compass and Scale Image | An astronomical image with a scale that shows how large an object is on the sky, a compass that shows how the object is oriented on the sky, and the filters with which the image was made. |