Visible/infrared comparison views of the newly discovered globular cluster VVV CL001
eso_eso1141d October 19th, 2011
Credit: ESO/D. Minniti/VVV Team and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
This picture shows a comparison of the view of the newly discovered globular cluster VVV CL001 in visible (upper) and infrared light (lower). The infrared view, from the VISTA telescope, shows the new cluster very clearly for the first time and allows many of the component stars to be studied. The visible-light version was created from photographs taken through blue, red and infrared filters and forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The better-known and brighter globular cluster UKS 1 appears on the right.
Provider: European Southern Observatory
Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1141d/
Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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Color Mapping
| Telescope | Spectral Band | Wavelength | |
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Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM) | Infrared (J) | 1.1 µm |
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Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM) | Infrared (H) | 1.6 µm |
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Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy (VIRCAM) | Infrared (K) | 2.2 µm |
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DSS2 (None) | Optical | - |
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DSS2 (None) | Optical (Pseudogreen (B+R)) | - |
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DSS2 (None) | Optical (R) | - |
- ID
- eso1141d
- Subject Category
- B.3.6.4.2
- Subject Name
- UKS 1, VVV CL001
- Credits
- ESO/D. Minniti/VVV Team and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgement: Davide De Martin
- Release Date
- 2011-10-19T12:00:00
- Lightyears
- Redshift
- Reference Url
- https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1141d/
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy, Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy, Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy, Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2, Digitized Sky Survey 2
- Instrument
- VIRCAM, VIRCAM, VIRCAM, None, None, None
- Color Assignment
- Blue, Green, Red, Blue, Green, Red
- Band
- Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Optical, Optical, Optical
- Bandpass
- J, H, K, -, Pseudogreen (B+R), R
- Central Wavelength
- 1100, 1600, 2200
- Start Time
- 2011-04-07T00:00:00, 2011-04-07T00:00:00, 2011-04-07T00:00:00, 2017-11-21T00:00:00, 2017-11-21T00:00:00, 2017-11-21T00:00:00
- Integration Time
- 24, 8, 8
- 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
- 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
- eso1141d
- Resource URL
- http://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1141d.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2011-06-14T13:51:16+02:00
- Metadata Version
- 1.1
Detailed color mapping information coming soon...
