Hubble Deep Field, Infrared View



The Hubble Deep Field s a tiny portion of the sky that 
has been the object of intense study since it was first 
observed by the Hubble Space Telescope in 1995. The 1995 
observations were obtained in visible light using the 
Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 (WFPC2) over a period of 
ten consecutive days. Then in 1998, the Space Telescope 
was again pointed toward the Hubble Deep Field, this 
time carrying out observations in infrared light using 
the Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrograph 
(NICMOS). This image combines portions of the WFPC2 and 
NICMOS observations to provide a view of the Hubble Deep 
Field as it appears in infrared light. In the image, 
bluish colors represent green light, and reddish colors 
represent infrared light.