GIF Images

These images are produced as examples of the GIF format:

The color marbles image. 256 colors, 46% compression, 770,388 bytes.

The grayscale marbles image. 256 colors, 23% compression 1,106,266 bytes.

This comparison image of the core of the galaxy M100 shows the dramatic improvement in the Hubble Space Telescope's view of the universe. This image is described in more detail in wfpc02.gif

This image of the grand design spiral galaxy M100 was obtained with the second-generation Wide Field and Planetary Camera in the Hubble Space Telescope. This image is described in more detail in wfpc02.txt.

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This sequence of pictures shows successive steps in optical improvement from ground-based telescopes to the newly improved Hubble Space Telescope. The images demonstrate that the repaired telescope can see stars that could never before be detected. This image is described in more detail in wfpc03.txt.

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This image is of a star-forming region in the 30 Doradus nebula, surrounding the dense star cluster R136. The image was obtained using the second-generation Wide Field and Planetary Camera installed in the Hubble Space Telescope during the STS-61 mission. This image is described in more detail in wfpc04.txt.

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These three images show a very bright (Wolf-Rayet) star, Melnick 34, in the giant star-forming region called 30 Doradus in the Large Magellanic Cloud. In the background are a number of fainter stars comparable in brightness to our sun. This image is described in more detail in wfpc05.txt.

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This "almost true-color" image shows material surrounding the star Eta Carinae obtained with the second-generation Wide Field and Planetary Camera installed in the Hubble Space Telescope. This image is described in more detail in wfpc06.txt.