Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

A Deep Field In The Southern Sky

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 2, 1998 is “A Deep Field In The Southern Sky,” an image. It is credited to Credit: R. Williams (STScI), HDF-S Team, NASA. The original explanation runs about 121 words.

A Deep Field In The Southern Sky
Credit: R. Williams (STScI), HDF-S Team, NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“This new deep view of the cosmos is the sequel to the 1995 hit Hubble Space Telescope Deep Field . Billed as the Hubble Deep Field South , it was produced by pointing the space telescope toward a patch of sky in the southern constellation Tucana .”

— APOD editors, December 2, 1998

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
December 2, 1998
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: R. Williams (STScI), HDF-S Team, NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 121 words

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