Faint Blue Galaxies
One of the deepest images of the sky taken to date with the Hubble Space Telescope reveals a population of faint blue galaxies which turn out to be the most common class of objects in the universe.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9508a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 24 July 1995, 06:00 |
| Size: | 573 x 661 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Faint Blue Galaxies |
| Type: | • Early Universe : Galaxy • Early Universe : Cosmology : Morphology : Deep Field • Galaxies Images/Videos • Cosmology Images/Videos |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical B |
Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Optical V |
Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
| Infrared I |
Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |