Hubble - Deep Field

[rogerg]

Does anyone know the RA, DEC & FOV of hubble's Deep Field image(s) ?

Call me crazy, but I want to try taking some shots and see what a lowly amateur like myself can resolve in the area.

It'd be great fun. Perhaps futile and a little insain, but fun. I'm working on mag 18 gaglaxies most of the time anyway right now, surely, surely I would see something in there?? maybe one out of the 1500 galaxies Hubble resolved??

Anyway, even if I end up with a blank CCD image, I'd love to give it a shot just to see it's really not possible, if only I knew the RA, DEC & FOV.

(please withhold laughter - I know it's crazy)

:)

Roger.

[RAJAH235]

Roger, might find what you're looking for here, >
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/hdf/hdf-grab.htm
http://www.stsci.edu/ftp/science/hdf/project/coordinates.html
http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/hdf/movies/hdf_location.mpg
:D L.

[ballaratdragons]

Roger,

going by Lauries 3rd link above, http://amazing-space.stsci.edu/resources/explorations/hdf/movies/hdf_location.mpg I wish you lots and lots of luck! You'll need it! I'd love to see it too.

I'd like to know where to buy a poster of it!!!!!

[Adrian-H]

ive dreamed of simular idea's allso, however i dont have the equipment. :rofl:

[sheeny]

In theory, as long as you can capture 1 object in the field to provide a reference point for aligning, you could stack the images by adding rather than averaging (might need to use software like Iris)... then it's just a matter of adding up your imaging time.... and no doubt lots of patience!

Sounds to me like a big challenge, but until you try, how do know just how big?

Good on you for taking up th challenge!:thumbsup:

Al.

[rogerg]

Thanks very much everyone... especially RAJAH for the link containing the co-ordinates. Interesting to see the "fly by" mpg video too.

It would have been nice of them to pick a FOV a little closer to the southern hemisphere! I gues I'll have to leave this challenge until the earth tilts enough on it's axis that I can see The Big Dipper! :(

Oh well... move on to the next challenge I guess..

:)

Roger.

[Lester]

Roger, all the best in your quest,

Many if not all the geniuses of the past would have been pushing the known boundaries also.

Go for it mate.:thumbsup:

[Hitchhiker]

But they did! :D

Here's the link to the pretty picture:

http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/1998/41/

The Hubble Deep Field - South was taken in the southern constellation Tucana in 1998. The coordinates are in this link:

http://www.stsci.edu/ftp/science/hdfsouth/coordinatesS.html

Good luck! :thumbsup:

[mickoking]

Great Idea Roger. Cant wait to see your results :thumbsup:

[ballaratdragons]

Thanks Adam,

I am blown away with those pics!!!!

[Hitchhiker]

Me too, Ken. It's amazing - galaxies as far as the eye can see. And the 'eye', in this case can see 12 billion light years!

[ballaratdragons]

and that view is only one tiny pin-prick area in space!!!!

Got all the rest of deep Space to look at yet :eyepop:

[Adrian-H]

eh, those hubble pictures are to small, you need one like this.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2a/Hubble_Ultra_Deep_Field_Black_point _edit.jpg

[rogerg]

Adam - Great! Thanks for that, I was unsure if there were 2 seperate Deep Field images taken.. glad they did a southern one.

I'll plug the RA & Dec into TheSky @ home tonight and see when I'll be able to take the images. I'm guessing Tacana is near 47 Tuc ? In which case I may have to wait a few months before I can take a crack at it. We'll see.

Now I'm really looking forward to giving this a shot.

It's a shame that from just glancing at the North FOV and South FOV the northern hone has a couple of significantly brighter galaxies in it... which might have been the only chance of me seeing anything. Anyway, we'll see.

Roger.

[Astrolabe]

Roger

I found some information in "Atlas of the night sky" by Storm Dunlop, illustated by wil Tirion and Antonin Rukl and Published by Collins. This is an excellent publications for its price. It is a combination of Cambridge Star atlas, Star and Planet and Moon atlas. Maximum star magnitude 7.5.

The information is as follows:
Hubble Deep Field North: 12h36m49s, +62deg12'58"
Hubble Deep field South: 22h32m56s, -60deg33'02"
Hubble Ultra Deep Field: 3h32m40s, -27deg48'00"

Best of luck

George