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Universe of the Hubble Space Telescope 2001 Calendar

The Hubble Deep Field is 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.