The star HIC 59206 (uncorrected image)

Eso_eso0313b_1024

eso_eso0313b May 13th, 2003

Credit: ESO

This image was obtained by the first MACAO-VLTI system at the 8.2-m VLT KUEYEN telescope in the infrared K-band (wavelength 2.2 µm). It displays images of the star HIC 59206 (visual magnitude 10) obtained before the adaptive optics system was switched on. Without the adaptive optics, it is hard to distinguish the binary system in the image. The binary is separated by 0.120 arcsec and the image was taken under medium seeing conditions (0.75 arcsec) seeing. For the image after the adaptive optics were switched on, see image "The star HIC 59206 (AO corrected image)", where the difference is very noticeable.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0313b/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type
Observation
Object Name
HIC 59206
Subject - Milky Way
Star > Grouping > Binary

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red VLTI (CRIRES) Infrared (K) 2.2 µm
Spectrum_base
Red
Eso_eso0313b_1280
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ID
eso0313b
Subject Category
B.3.6.1  
Subject Name
HIC 59206
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2003-05-13T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0313b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Very Large Telescope Interferometer
Instrument
CRIRES
Color Assignment
Red
Band
Infrared
Bandpass
K
Central Wavelength
2200
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
800.0, 800.0
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
eso0313b
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0313b.tif
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Metadata Date
2014-06-19T02:29:06+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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