"First light" stellar spectra from Giraffe (detail)

Eso_eso0219b_1024

eso_eso0219b July 8th, 2002

Credit: ESO

A zoomed-in view of ESO Press Photo eso0219. The three strong absorption lines that are visible as horizontal, dark lines in the lower part of the photo are due to the common element Magnesium in the atmospheres of these stars (the Mg b triplet at wavelength 517 nm). The different intensity of the spectra is due to the different brightness of the stars.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0219b/

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
GIRAFFE
Subject - Milky Way
Star

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Green VLT (FLAMES) Optical (V) 517.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Green
Eso_eso0219b_1280
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ID
eso0219b
Subject Category
B.3  
Subject Name
GIRAFFE
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2002-07-08T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0219b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Very Large Telescope
Instrument
FLAMES
Color Assignment
Green
Band
Optical
Bandpass
V
Central Wavelength
517
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
910.0, 685.0
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
eso0219b
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0219b.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2010-02-26T11:45:26+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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