Highlights of the HAWK-I infrared image of Messier 83

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eso_eso1020b May 19th, 2010

Credit: ESO/M. Gieles. Acknowledgement: Mischa Schirmer

Some highlights from the infrared view of the classic spiral galaxy Messier 83 taken with the HAWK-I camera on ESO’s Very Large Telescope. As well as showing the structure of the galaxy without the obscuring effect of dust, huge numbers of stars within the galaxy are revealed.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1020b/

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
Messier 83
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red VLT (HAWK-I) Infrared (K) -
Green VLT (HAWK-I) Infrared (H) -
Blue VLT (HAWK-I) Infrared (J) -
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ID
eso1020b
Subject Category
C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
Messier 83
Credits
ESO/M. Gieles. Acknowledgement: Mischa Schirmer
Release Date
2010-05-19T12:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1020b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument
HAWK-I, HAWK-I, HAWK-I
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
K, H, J
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
1880.0, 1878.0
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
eso1020b
Metadata Date
2010-05-04T17:36:02+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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