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THE LURE OF THE RINGS (STScI-PRC04-15)
FOR RELEASE: April 22, 2004
PHOTO NO.: STScI-PRC04-15 THE LURE OF THE RINGS Resembling a diamond-encrusted bracelet, a ring of brilliant blue star clusters wraps around the yellowish nucleus of what was once a normal spiral galaxy in this new image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope (HST). This image is being released to commemorate the 14th anniversary of Hubble's launch on April 24, 1990 and its deployment from the space shuttle Discovery on April 25, 1990. The galaxy, cataloged as AM 0644-741, is a member of the class of so-called "ring galaxies." It lies 300 million light-years away in the direction of the southern constellation Dorado. The Hubble Advanced Camera for Surveys was used to take this image in January 2004. Image Credit: NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (AURA/STScI) Acknowledgment: J. Higdon (Cornell U.) and I. Jordan (STScI) To see and read more, please visit: http://hubblesite.org/news/2004/15 http://heritage.stsci.edu/2004/15 The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. (AURA), for NASA, under contract with the Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. The Hubble Space Telescope is a project of international cooperation between NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA). To receive STScI Inbox Astronomy: News Alert messages, visit http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/mailing.php or send an e-mail to . Leave the subject line blank, and type the word SUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. The system will respond with instructions on how to confirm your subscription. Once you follow the instructions, you will receive news alerts as they are issued. Alerts will be sent to the e-mail address you use to subscribe. To unsubscribe, send e-mail to . Leave the subject line blank, and type the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message. Please unsubscribe using the email account that you used to subscribe to the list. |
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