Need specific Hubble images. Archive does not have them.

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The discussion centers on the difficulty of locating specific Hubble Space Telescope (HST) images of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) taken on July 15, 2006, and January 12, 2007. The user reports that these observations are not available in the Hubble archive, and nearby dates do not provide sufficient alignment due to varying exposure times. A suggestion is made to explore the Hubble Legacy Archive as an alternative source for the required images.

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  • Familiarity with Hubble Space Telescope (HST) imaging protocols
  • Understanding of astronomical coordinates and their significance
  • Knowledge of image alignment techniques in astrophotography
  • Experience with using online astronomical archives, specifically the Hubble archive and Hubble Legacy Archive
NEXT STEPS
  • Explore the Hubble Legacy Archive for additional HST images
  • Research techniques for aligning astronomical images with varying exposure times
  • Learn about the process of querying astronomical databases for specific observations
  • Investigate alternative sources for HST data, such as the Mikulski Archive for Space Telescopes (MAST)
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Astronomy interns, researchers in astrophysics, and anyone involved in the analysis of Hubble Space Telescope data will benefit from this discussion.

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I'm doing a summer internship and my supervisor is currently away and uncontactable. He left me details of certain Hubble images to download and analyse asking for HST images of M31 with coordinates 00:42:52.534 +41:18:54.17 on 2006-07-15 and 2007-01-12. (YYYY-MM-DD)

The problem is that observations on these dates for M31 do not exist on the hubble archive. Nearby dates do not have enough of the field to be aligned with one another and there is also the issue of different exposure times.

I would have posted this in the Hubble forums but it's down at the moment afaik. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
 
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Those aren't what I'm looking for but thank you.