MELIPAL "very first light"

Eso_eso0004a_1024

eso_eso0004a January 28th, 2000

Credit: ESO

The "very first light" image for MELIPAL . It is that of a relatively bright star, as recorded by the Guide Probe at about 21:50 hrs local time on January 26, 2000. It is a 0.1 sec exposure, obtained after preliminary adjustment of the optics during a few iterations with the computer controlled "active optics" system. The image quality is measured as 0.46 arcsec FWHM (Full-Width at Half Maximum).

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0004a/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Eridanus Constellation
Subject - Milky Way
Star
Sky Phenomenon > Night Sky > Constellation

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale VLT (None) Optical (R) -
Eso_eso0004a_1280
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ID
eso0004a
Subject Category
B.3   B.7.1.1  
Subject Name
Eridanus Constellation
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2000-01-28T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0004a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Very Large Telescope
Instrument
None
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Optical
Bandpass
R
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
400.0, 290.0
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
eso0004a
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0004a.tif
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Metadata Date
2016-07-21T10:55:22+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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