Raw image of the Omega Nebula

Eso_emmi_cc_1024

eso_emmi_cc March 16th, 2015

Credit: ESO

This raw image, straight from EMMI, was used, together with many others, to produce the iconic colour photo of the Omega Nebula. The images taken with astronomical instruments are always monochromatic: the information on the colours is obtained by taking exposures through different glass filters. The thick black line cutting the field is the gap between the two CCD detectors in the camera. The centre of the brightest stars appears black, as the light saturated the detectors.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/emmi_cc/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type
Observation
Object Name
EMMI • Omega Nebula
Subject - General
Technology > Observatory > Detector
Eso_emmi_cc_1280
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ID
emmi_cc
Subject Category
E.8.1.4  
Subject Name
EMMI, Omega Nebula
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2015-03-16T01:24:48
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/emmi_cc/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Instrument
Color Assignment
Band
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
2005-06-03T05:18
Integration Time
30.0003
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
European Southern Observatory
URL
http://www.eso.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID
eso
Resource ID
emmi_cc
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/emmi_cc.tif
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Metadata Date
2023-10-11T09:22:10.279403
Metadata Version
1.1
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