STScI-PR06-02

RELEASE: STScI-PR06-02

Erica Hupp
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Donna Weaver
Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore
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David Aguilar
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Cambridge, Mass.
(Phone: 617/495-7462)

RELEASE: STScI-PR06-02


THERE'S MORE TO THE NORTH STAR THAN MEETS THE EYE

By stretching the capabilities of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to the
limit, astronomers have photographed the close companion of Polaris for
the first time. This sequence of images shows that the North Star,
Polaris is really a triple star system. These findings were presented
today in a press conference at the 207th meeting of the American
Astronomical Society in Washington, D.C.

For images and additional information about this research on the Web, visit:

http://hubblesite.org/news/2006/02

The Hubble Space Telescope is a project of international cooperation
between NASA and the European Space Agency. The Space Telescope Science
Institute in Baltimore conducts Hubble science operations. The Institute
is operated for NASA by the Association of Universities for Research in
Astronomy, Inc., Washington.

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