First Light Image Gemini South

noirlab_November-2000 July 11th, 2022

Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Lucas

This is the first light image from Gemini South. It shows a small section of the Trapezium region of the Orion Nebula as seen at infrared wavelengths using the Flamingos-I near infrared imager.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/November-2000/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Trapezium

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 5h 35m 15.8s; DEC = -5° 26’ 15.4”
Orientation: North is 1.3° CW
Field of View: 2.0 x 2.1 arcminutes
Constellation: Orion

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Gemini-S (FLAMINGOS)	Optical (Ks)	2.2 µm
Gemini-S (FLAMINGOS)	Infrared (H)	1.6 µm
Gemini-S (FLAMINGOS)	Infrared (J)	1.3 µm

ID: November-2000
Subject Category
Subject Name: Trapezium
Credits: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/P. Lucas

Release Date: 2022-07-11T13:48:51
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/November-2000/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: Gemini South, Gemini South, Gemini South
Instrument: FLAMINGOS, FLAMINGOS, FLAMINGOS
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Blue

Band: Optical, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass: Ks, H, J
Central Wavelength: 2155, 1628, 1254

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Integration Time
Dataset ID: None, None, None
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 83.8158656318, -5.43761288183
Reference Dimension: 864.0, 915.0

Reference Pixel: 432.0, 457.5
Scale: -3.89458867291e-05, 3.89458867291e-05
Rotation: -1.3199999999999998
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): NSF's NOIRLab
URL: https://noirlab.edu
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Telephone
Address: 950 North Cherry Ave.
City: Tucson
State/Province: AZ

Postal Code: 85719
Country: USA
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: NSF's NOIRLab
Publisher ID: noirlab
Resource ID: November-2000

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/November-2000.tif
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Metadata Date: 2022-09-07T05:01:12-07:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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