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First Data Release after SM4
On 9th September NASA and ESA released images and spectra demonstrating the power of Hubble's new and repaired
instruments following the very successful servicing mission (SM4) in May.
In addition to the press images the data themselves are also available in fully processed form from the ST-ECF and STScI.
To complement the data, much information about the characteristics of the instruments after SM4 and the results of the orbital
verification are now also being released.
Figure:
These four images are among the first observations made by the new Wide Field Camera 3 aboard the upgraded NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
Top left: the Butterfly planetary nebula (NGC6302) surrounding a dying star.
Top right: the Stephan's Quintet galaxy group.
Bottom left: 100,000 stars in the crowded core of the giant globular star cluster Omega Centauri.
Bottom right: an eerie pillar of star birth in the Carina Nebula.
Image credit: NASA, ESA and the Hubble SM4 ERO Team
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The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a joint project between the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA).
The Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility (ST-ECF), jointly operated by ESA and the European Southern Observatory (ESO), is the European HST science facility, supporting the European astronomy community in exploiting the research opportunities provided by the Hubble Space Telescope.
