Spiral galaxy NGC 1566
noirlab_noirlab2208a February 22nd, 2022
Credit: Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURAImage processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF NOIRLab)
This image, taken by astronomers using the US Department of Energy-fabricated Dark Energy Camera on the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, a Program of NSF NOIRLab, captures the galaxy NGC 1566 as it twirls, flinging its arms through the vastness of space. Colloquially nicknamed the Spanish Dancer, this spiral galaxy is often studied by astronomers learning about galaxy groups, stars of different ages, and galactic black holes.
Provider: NOIRLab
Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2208a/
Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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- ID
- noirlab2208a
- Subject Category
- Subject Name
- NGC 1566
- Credits
- Dark Energy Survey/DOE/FNAL/DECam/CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURAImage processing: T.A. Rector (University of Alaska Anchorage/NSF NOIRLab), J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF NOIRLab), M. Zamani & D. de Martin (NSF NOIRLab)
- Release Date
- 2022-02-22T08:00:00
- Lightyears
- Redshift
- Reference Url
- https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noirlab2208a/
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope, Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope, Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope, Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope, Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope
- Instrument
- DECam, DECam, DECam, DECam, DECam
- Color Assignment
- Red, Red, Orange, Green, Blue
- Band
- Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
- Bandpass
- Y, z, i, r, g
- Central Wavelength
- 990, 919, 785, 646, 486
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- None, None, None, None, None
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- J2000
- Reference Value
- 65.0104494655, -54.9417124982
- Reference Dimension
- 4371.0, 3514.0
- Reference Pixel
- 2185.5, 1757.0
- Scale
- -7.30088267214e-05, 7.30088267214e-05
- Rotation
- 89.680000000000064
- Coordinate System Projection:
- TAN
- Quality
- Full
- FITS Header
- Notes
- Creator (Curator)
- NSF's NOIRLab
- URL
- https://noirlab.edu
- Name
- 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
- noirlab2208a
- Resource URL
- http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noirlab2208a.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2021-11-09T19:37:34+01:00
- Metadata Version
- 1.1
Detailed color mapping information coming soon...
