The Uranus system (VLT)

Eso_eso0737b_1024

eso_eso0737b August 23rd, 2007

Credit: ESO

The Uranus system seen in November 2002 and in August 2007 when the rings appeared edge-on and are therefore not so visible anymore. The image of 2002 was taken with ISAAC on the VLT while the one of 2007 was taken with NACO and made use of adaptive optics. This explains why the 2007 image is much more detailed.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0737b/

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
Uranus
Subject - Solar System
Planet
Planet > Ring

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
VLT (ISAAC) Infrared -
VLT (NACO) Infrared -
Eso_eso0737b_1280
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ID
eso0737b
Subject Category
A.1   A.1.5  
Subject Name
Uranus
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2007-08-23T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0737b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
N/A
Facility
Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument
ISAAC, NACO
Color Assignment
Band
Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
1139.0, 824.0
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
eso0737b
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0737b.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2018-04-24T22:16:34+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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