Jupiter and Io

Eso_eso0123b_1024

eso_eso0123b June 7th, 2001

Credit: ESO

This is a thermal-infrared image of Jupiter, obtained by the ISAAC multi-mode instrument at the 8.2-m VLT ANTU telescope on Paranal on November 14, 2000; the Universal Time (UT) of exposure is indicated. It is part of a series of images showing the dramatically different appearance of Jupiter''s disk and the aurorae when viewed through different thermal-IR imaging filters. Note also the motion of the moon Io (left). The contrast has been enhanced to better show the faint details in the aurorae. Technical information: This image is based on on-target exposures lasting a total of 30 sec (L-band), 44 sec (4.07 µm), 58 sec (3.28 µm) and 58 sec (3.21 µm), respectively. The real observing time is twice as much, with half of the time spent in the off-target chop position. The fields shown measure 72 x 72 arcsec 2 ; 1 pixel = 0.07 arcsec. North is up and East is left.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0123b/

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 Type
Observation
Object Name
Io Jupiter
Subject - Solar System
Planet > Type > Gas Giant
Planet > Satellite

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Pseudocolor VLT (ISAAC) Infrared (Near-IR) -
Pseudocolor VLT (ISAAC) Infrared (Near-IR) -
Pseudocolor VLT (ISAAC) Infrared (L) -
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ID
eso0123b
Subject Category
A.1.1.2   A.1.4  
Subject Name
Io, Jupiter
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2001-06-07T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0123b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
N/A
Facility
Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument
ISAAC, ISAAC, ISAAC
Color Assignment
Pseudocolor, Pseudocolor, Pseudocolor
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
Near-IR, Near-IR, L
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
58, 44, 30
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
778.0, 775.0
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
eso0123b
Metadata Date
2009-01-20T10:54:32+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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