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An HST Wide Field Survey of the Galactic Bulge: Overview, Strategy, and First Results

Sean K. Terry , Jay Anderson , Charles A. Beichman , David P. Bennett , Aparna Bhattacharya , Jean-Philippe Beaulieu , B. Scott Gaudi , Joel Green

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Macy J. Huston Jessica R. Lu Ray A. Lucas David M. Nataf Matthew T. Penny Natalia E. Rektsini Carolina Rodriguez Sanchez-Vahamonde Aikaterini Vandorou

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keywords Galactic BulgeHST surveyRoman Space Telescopeexoplanet characterizationhigh-resolution imaginglegacy datasetstellar populationstime domain survey

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HST wide-field survey of the Galactic Bulge supplies high-resolution pre-imaging to strengthen Roman exoplanet characterization.

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This paper presents an HST imaging survey covering 1.1 square degrees toward the Milky Way Galactic Bulge. The field overlaps substantially with the area planned for the Roman Galactic Bulge Time Domain Survey. Coordinated parallel observations were made with both the Wide Field Camera 3 and Advanced Camera for Surveys using the F606W and F814W filters, with about 70 percent completed in Cycle 32. The survey is timed before Roman operations to deliver higher angular resolution data that will improve characterization of exoplanets Roman detects and to build a wide-field legacy archive for studies of stellar populations, dynamics, extinction, and metallicities. Early results from the first observations are included.

Core claim

The survey establishes a 1.1-square-degree high-resolution imaging dataset of the Galactic Bulge that overlaps the Roman field, thereby enabling more precise characterization of detected exoplanet systems through improved astrometry and photometry while creating a lasting archive for broader investigations of the inner Galaxy.

What carries the argument

The 1.1 square degree survey area imaged via coordinated parallel mode with HST's ACS and WFC3 cameras in the F606W and F814W passbands, positioned to precede the Roman Galactic Exoplanet Survey.

If this is right

Roman exoplanet detections will gain improved host-star astrometry and photometry from the HST priors.
The dataset will enable detailed mapping of interstellar extinction and metallicities across the surveyed bulge region.
Cluster associations and stellar dynamics in the Galactic center can be studied with greater accuracy using the combined high-resolution data.
The archive will support community research on stellar populations and variability even after Roman observations begin.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

Cross-matching HST and Roman catalogs over the overlap region could reveal proper motions or long-term variability inaccessible to either instrument alone.
The coordinated parallel strategy used here offers a model for maximizing high-resolution coverage in other wide-area space telescope campaigns.
The survey's legacy value may extend to calibration of future bulge observations beyond the Roman program.

Load-bearing premise

The HST image quality, astrometric precision, and areal overlap with the Roman field will prove sufficient to deliver meaningful improvements in exoplanet characterization once Roman data arrive.

What would settle it

A direct comparison in which exoplanet host-star positions, magnitudes, or variability measurements from Roman data show no gain in precision or completeness when the HST survey images are included versus when they are omitted.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.06778 by Aikaterini Vandorou, Aparna Bhattacharya, B. Scott Gaudi, Carolina Rodriguez Sanchez-Vahamonde, Charles A. Beichman, David M. Nataf, David P. Bennett, Jay Anderson, Jean-Philippe Beaulieu, Jessica R. Lu, Joel Green, Macy J. Huston, Matthew T. Penny, Natalia E. Rektsini, Ray A. Lucas, Sean K. Terry.

**Figure 1.** Figure 1: The central Galactic bulge sky region. We show the HST bulge survey footprint, where blue FoVs are ACS/WFC and purple FoVs are WFC3/UVIS. Underlaid is the 2 Micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS) (Skrutskie et al. 2006). Black outlines show the Roman GBTDS observing fields. The HST footprint covers approximately 1.1 deg2 (see [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p005_1.png] view at source ↗

**Figure 2.** Figure 2: Filter throughputs for the passbands used in the HST bulge survey (F606W, F814W on WFC3/UVIS) as well as the three primary filters that will be used for the Roman GBTDS (F087, F146, F213). ML = c 2 4G AU πE 2 DS − DL DSDL , (4) where ML is the lens mass, and G and c are the gravitational constant and speed of light. DL and DS are the distance to the lens and source, respectively. Combining these two equat… view at source ↗

**Figure 3.** Figure 3: Color composite of one parallel field (HD70) imaged during the HST survey. The position angle of WFC3/UVIS is rotated approximately 45 degrees relative to ACS/WFC, and the center of the focal planes are separated by ∼6 arcminutes on the sky. ACS/WFC has a total FoV that is ∼40% larger than WFC3/UVIS. one and two to reliably determine which candidate is the true lens star. 2.4. Input Catalog for the Roman G… view at source ↗

**Figure 4.** Figure 4: HST reference images from four fields that contain historical microlensing events. Source stars are labeled with yellow arrows, lens candidates are labeled with blue arrows. One candidate, OGLE-2013-BLG-0341L (bottom-right panel), has been confirmed as the true lens via Keck adaptive optics (AO) and Euclid data (Rektsini et al. in prep). lar characterization tools such as isochrones (Morton 2015), isoclass… view at source ↗

**Figure 5.** Figure 5: Top panel: Color-magnitude diagram for stars in the HST-ACS field HD138 (black points) compared to a simulated color-magnitude diagram for the same FoV generated via SynthPop (blue points). We show three MIST stellar isochrones with varying metallicities and mass fractions (yellow, orange, red) for comparison. Bottom panels: The observed HST LFs (open squares) for this ACS field in the F814W (Left) and F60… view at source ↗

**Figure 6.** Figure 6: Left panel: Color-magnitude diagrams from four HST/WFC3 fields observed early in the survey. The field HD70 (orange points), was observed in a lower-extinction area of the footprint (see [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p015_6.png] view at source ↗

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We present an HST imaging survey of a 1.1 sq. degree sky area toward the Milky Way Galactic Bulge. This field significantly overlaps with the upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Galactic Bulge Time Domain Survey (GBTDS). High angular resolution imaging of this area with HST before the start of the Roman Galactic Exoplanet Survey (RGES) will greatly strengthen Roman's ability to characterize detected exoplanet systems, as well as provide a rich and wide-field archive for use as a legacy dataset toward the Galactic Bulge for the broader community. We conduct coordinated-parallel imaging with both wide-field cameras on HST, Wide-field Camera 3 (WFC3) and Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS), utilizing the F606W and F814W passbands. Approximately 70% of the survey was conducted during HST Cycle 32, with the remaining 30% conducted during Cycle 33. In this paper, the first in a series, we give a general overview of the program and the observing strategy, and present early results. This campaign secures HST's lasting impact on the high-precision study of stellar populations, dynamics, exoplanet systems, interstellar extinction, metallicities, cluster associations, and more toward the center of our Galaxy.

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This is a standard program-overview paper that clearly describes a new HST bulge imaging campaign timed for Roman but leaves the key claim about improved exoplanet characterization unquantified.

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The paper lays out a coordinated-parallel HST program covering 1.1 square degrees in the bulge with WFC3 and ACS in F606W and F814W, split across cycles 32 and 33, to overlap the Roman GBTDS footprint. The strategy section spells out the filter choices, pointing layout, and timing rationale in straightforward terms, and the early-results section shows some of the first images and basic quality metrics. That part is useful and well-executed for what it is: a factual record of executed observations and a public data release plan. No new techniques or derivations appear, which keeps the paper short and focused on the dataset itself. The central motivation—that these data will greatly strengthen Roman exoplanet host identification and deblending—is stated plainly but without any supporting calculation. There is no error budget, no simulated light-curve recovery test with versus without the HST priors, and no estimate of how many milliarcseconds of astrometry or what fraction of blends actually reduce planet-parameter uncertainties. The assumption that the achieved image quality and overlap will deliver measurable gains is left as an assertion rather than demonstrated. Because the paper contains no fitted parameters or predictions, there is no circularity or hidden fitting issue. The citation list is appropriate for an overview and does not over-rely on self-citation. This work is aimed at Roman team members, bulge stellar-population researchers, and anyone who will use the public HST archive for extinction, dynamics, or cluster studies. A reader who needs the observing log and basic data properties will get value; someone looking for a quantitative forecast of Roman gains will not. The paper is coherent on its own terms and deserves a serious referee to check the strategy details and early-result claims, even if the impact statement needs tightening.

Referee Report

2 major / 2 minor

Summary. The paper presents an overview of a 1.1 sq. deg HST imaging survey of the Galactic Bulge using coordinated-parallel WFC3 and ACS observations in F606W and F814W, with 70% executed in Cycle 32 and 30% in Cycle 33. It describes the observing strategy chosen to overlap the Roman Galactic Exoplanet Survey (RGES/GBTDS) footprint and reports early results on image quality and coverage, positioning the dataset as a legacy archive that will greatly strengthen Roman exoplanet characterization through improved source identification, astrometry, and deblending.

Significance. If the described coverage, depth, and astrometric quality are achieved, the survey supplies a valuable high-resolution, multi-band pre-Roman reference dataset for the bulge. This directly supports stellar-population, extinction, and dynamics studies while providing a practical archive for the community; the coordinated-parallel strategy is an efficient use of HST time.

major comments (2)

[Abstract, §1] Abstract and §1: The central assertion that the HST data 'will greatly strengthen' Roman's ability to characterize detected exoplanet systems is presented without any quantitative support (e.g., expected gain in astrometric precision, fraction of blended sources resolved, or simulated reduction in planet-parameter uncertainties). No error budget or end-to-end microlensing simulation is supplied to link the achieved HST image quality to the claimed improvement.
[§4] §4 (First Results): The reported image quality and coverage metrics are described but not connected to Roman-specific figures of merit such as source density, blending fraction, or proper-motion precision that would be required to substantiate the prospective utility claim.

minor comments (2)

[Figure 2] Figure 2 (coverage map): Adding an explicit overlay of the Roman GBTDS footprint would make the overlap fraction immediately clear to readers.
[Table 1] Table 1 (exposure summary): The table would benefit from an additional column giving the achieved 5σ depth in each filter for the early fields.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for their constructive review and positive assessment of the survey's potential as a legacy dataset supporting Roman observations. We address the two major comments below, noting that this is the first paper in a planned series focused on overview and early results.

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Referee: [Abstract, §1] Abstract and §1: The central assertion that the HST data 'will greatly strengthen' Roman's ability to characterize detected exoplanet systems is presented without any quantitative support (e.g., expected gain in astrometric precision, fraction of blended sources resolved, or simulated reduction in planet-parameter uncertainties). No error budget or end-to-end microlensing simulation is supplied to link the achieved HST image quality to the claimed improvement.

Authors: We agree that quantitative estimates (e.g., astrometric gains, blending fractions, or simulated planet-parameter improvements) would strengthen the claim. This manuscript is the first in a series and is limited to describing the survey strategy, execution, and preliminary image-quality metrics. Detailed error budgets, end-to-end microlensing simulations, and Roman-specific figures of merit are reserved for subsequent papers that will analyze the full dataset. We will revise the abstract and §1 to include a brief forward reference stating that quantitative assessments of the improvement to Roman exoplanet characterization will appear in follow-up work. revision: partial
Referee: [§4] §4 (First Results): The reported image quality and coverage metrics are described but not connected to Roman-specific figures of merit such as source density, blending fraction, or proper-motion precision that would be required to substantiate the prospective utility claim.

Authors: Section 4 presents early results on achieved image quality and areal coverage to demonstrate that the survey meets its design goals. Linking these metrics quantitatively to Roman figures of merit (source density, blending, proper-motion precision) requires completed data reduction, catalog construction, and simulations that are outside the scope of this overview paper. We will add a short paragraph at the end of §4 that qualitatively connects the reported FWHM, depth, and overlap with the RGES footprint to expected benefits for source deblending and astrometry, while explicitly deferring quantitative Roman-specific calculations to later papers in the series. revision: partial

Circularity Check

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No circularity: paper is observational overview with no derivations or self-referential predictions

full rationale

The paper describes an HST survey strategy, coverage, and early results for a field overlapping the Roman GBTDS. It contains no equations, no fitted parameters, no predictions derived from data, and no self-citations invoked to justify uniqueness or ansatzes. The central claim that the HST imaging 'will greatly strengthen' Roman exoplanet characterization is a prospective statement about future utility based on planned overlap and image quality, not a result that reduces by construction to the paper's own inputs or prior self-citations. The derivation chain is absent; the document is self-contained as a survey description.

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This is an observational survey description with no mathematical model, no fitted parameters, no new physical axioms, and no postulated entities.

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