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PRESS RELEASE NO.: STScI-PR04-07


HUBBLE'S DEEPEST VIEW EVER OF THE UNIVERSE UNVEILS EARLIEST GALAXIES

Astronomers at the Space Telescope Science Institute today unveiled
the deepest portrait of the visible universe ever achieved by
humankind. Called the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF), the
million-second-long exposure

Any reason for this measurement? Why not say, 11.5 day exposure?
-Rich