NTT deep field image of "empty" sky

Eso_eso9105a_1024

eso_eso9105a May 31st, 1991

Credit: ESO

The new picture from the NTT is the "deepest" view into the distant regions of the Universe ever obtained with any ground-or space-based telescope. It shows enormous number of extremely faint and remote galaxies. More than 97% of the objects in the image are galaxies. Using a high-quality CCD detector in the ESO Multi-Mode Instrument (EMMI) forty-one exposures of this field were collected, with a total observing time of 6 hours 50 minutes.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9105a/

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
Galaxies
Subject - Distant Universe
Galaxy
Cosmology > Morphology > Deep Field

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Pseudocolor NTT (EMMI) Optical -
Eso_eso9105a_1280
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ID
eso9105a
Subject Category
D.5   D.6.1.1  
Subject Name
Galaxies
Credits
ESO
Release Date
1991-05-31T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9105a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
New Technology Telescope
Instrument
EMMI
Color Assignment
Pseudocolor
Band
Optical
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
24600
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
2438.0, 2494.0
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
eso9105a
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso9105a.tif
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Metadata Date
2023-10-11T09:27:21.993489
Metadata Version
1.1
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