Hubble Ultra Deep Field
March 2004

1. The Fornax Surveys
2. Location of the Survey Area
3. Looking Back
4. The UDF Images
    Browse the UDF Images
5. Press Release and Credits

The Hubble Ultra Deep Field is near the centre of the Fornax Survey Area. It is about one hundredth the size of the full moon.

Hubble's Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) and Near Infrared (NICMOS) camera have imaged the area. The ACS camera resolves fine detail in multiple bands from ultraviolet to infrared. The NICMOS camera sees deeper into the infrared, but lacks the higher resolution of the ACS.

Some of the objects in the UDF images are the most distant yet observed. - their light has been travelling for 13 billion years.