NACO images of Titan's surface

Eso_eso0412e_1024

eso_eso0412e April 14th, 2004

Credit: ESO

An image of Titan by NACO, obtained in a waveband at 1.3 μm that does not perfectly match an atmospheric window is compared to a SDI-NACO image of the same region. The greater clarity and contrast of the latter is evident; it is due to the smaller degree of "atmospheric contamination".

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0412e/

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
Titan
Subject - Solar System
Planet > Satellite

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red VLT (NACO) Infrared (Near-IR) 1.3 µm
Spectrum_base
Red
Eso_eso0412e_1280
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ID
eso0412e
Subject Category
A.1.4  
Subject Name
Titan
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2004-04-14T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0412e/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Very Large Telescope
Instrument
NACO
Color Assignment
Red
Band
Infrared
Bandpass
Near-IR
Central Wavelength
1300
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
1600.0, 816.0
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
eso0412e
Metadata Date
2008-12-19T11:45:59+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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