An atlas of hubble space telescope ultraviolet images of nearby galaxies

Dan Maoz, Alexei V. Filippenko, Luis C. Ho, F. Duccio Macchetto, Hans Walter Rix, Donald P. Schneider

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Abstract

We present an atlas of UV (∼2300 Å) images, obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Faint Object Camera, of the central 22″ × 22″ of 110 galaxies. The observed galaxies are an unbiased selection constituting about one-half of a complete sample of all large (D > 6′) and nearby (V < 2000 km s-1) galaxies. This is the first extensive UV imaging survey of normal galaxies. The data are useful for studying star formation, low-level nuclear activity, and UV emission by evolved, stellar populations in galaxies. At the HST resolution (∼0″.05), the images display an assortment of morphologies and UV brightnesses. These include bright nuclear point sources, compact young star clusters scattered in the field or arranged in circumnuclear rings, centrally peaked diffuse light distributions, and galaxies with weak or undetected UV emission. We measure the integrated ∼2300 Å flux in each image, classify the UV morphology, and examine trends between these parameters and the optical properties of the galaxies.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)215-226
Number of pages12
JournalAstrophysical Journal, Supplement Series
Volume107
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 1996

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • Space and Planetary Science

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