Melnick 34
Melnick 34 as imaged by the first Wide Field and Planetary Camera (WFPC-1). The advantages of working in space above Earth's distorting atmosphere are immediately apparent. Atmospheric blurring is gone and many more stars are visible.
However, the effects of the Hubble Telescope's spherical aberration also are apparent. In particular there is a four arc second diameter 'skirt' around the bright star which obscures the view of the sky in its vicinity.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9405c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 13 January 1994, 06:00 |
| Size: | 356 x 344 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Melnick 34 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Star : Type : Wolf-Rayet • Stars Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 170000 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC1 |
