eso_eso1724c August 2nd, 2017
Credit: ESO/P. Weilbacher (AIP)
The Adaptive Optics Facility works to remove the blurring effect of Earth’s atmosphere. When used one can see much finer details in the faint planetary nebula NGC 6563 as compared to the natural sky quality.
Provider: European Southern Observatory
Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1724c/
Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Telescope | Spectral Band | Wavelength | |
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VLT (MUSE) | Optical (OIII) | 500.0 nm | |
VLT (MUSE) | Optical (V) | 547.0 nm | |
VLT (MUSE) | Optical (NII) | 575.0 nm | |
VLT (MUSE) | Optical (H-alpha) | 656.0 nm | |
VLT (MUSE) | Optical (OI Continuum) | 634.0 nm | |
VLT (MUSE) | Optical (NII) | 658.0 nm | |
VLT (MUSE) | Optical (I) | 879.0 nm | |
VLT (MUSE) | Optical (OI) | 630.0 nm | |
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