The wide 0.5 deg2 field of view of Euclid makes it possible to observe an area larger than the WFC3/CANDELS survey in a single pointing.
Key Euclid Papers:
Euclid Overview - EC: Mellier et al. (2025)
The VIS Instrument - EC: Cropper et al. (2025)
The NISP Instrument - EC: Janke et al. (2025)
Euclid Deep Fields and Auxiliary Fields
Target limiting magnitudes
| Field | Area [deg2] | VIS | Y, J, H |
| North Ecliptic Pole (EDFN) | 20 | 27.2 | 26 |
| Chandra Deep Field South (EDFF) | 10 | 27.2 | 26 |
| Euclid Deep Field South (EDFS) | 20 | 27.2 | 26 |
| COSMOS | 4.4 | 26.9 | 25.7 |
| SXDF | 4.4 | 26.9 | 25.7 |
| VVDS | 0.5 | 26.9 | 25.7 |
| GOODS-N | 0.5 | 26.9 | 25.7 |
| EGS | 0.5 | 26.9 | 25.7 |
