8.282J | Spring 2006 | Undergraduate

Introduction to Astronomy

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Astronomers selected an uncluttered area of the sky in the constellation Ursa Major (the Big Bear) and pointed the Hubble Space Telescope at a single spot for 10 days. The many, separate exposures combined made the Deep Field image above. (Image courtesy of R. Williams, as presented on NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day web site.)

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The Hubble Space Telescope Deep Field image.
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Astronomers selected an uncluttered area of the sky in the constellation Ursa Major (the Big Bear) and pointed the Hubble Space Telescope at a single spot for 10 days. The many, separate exposures combined made the Deep Field image above. (Image courtesy of R. Williams, as presented on NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day site.)
The Hubble Space Telescope Deep Field image.

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Spring 2006
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