First VLT excursion into deep space

Eso_eso9833a_1024

eso_eso9833a July 31st, 1998

Credit: ESO

This photo is a reproduction of a combination of five 15-minute exposures with the VLT Test Camera. They were obtained through a red filtre on June 5, 1998, during a spare period when no technical tests were scheduled. They cover a part of the Hubble Deep Field - South (about 1.3 x 1.3 arcmin, or about 1/400th of the area of the Full Moon). It is the VLT's first real look into deep space and represents a most promising demonstration of the VLT's future possibilities.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9833a/

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
Hubble Deep Field South
Subject - Distant Universe
Galaxy > Grouping > Cluster
Eso_eso9833a_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 22h 32m 54.8s
DEC = -60° 33’ 5.9”
Orientation
North is 44.8° CW
Field of View
1.3 x 1.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Tucana

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale VLT (None) Optical (R) -
Eso_eso9833a_1280
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ID
eso9833a
Subject Category
D.5.5.3  
Subject Name
Hubble Deep Field South
Credits
ESO
Release Date
1998-07-31T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9833a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Very Large Telescope
Instrument
None
Color Assignment
Grayscale
Band
Optical
Bandpass
R
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
338.228513039, -60.5516497912
Reference Dimension
2876.0, 2636.0
Reference Pixel
1438.0, 1318.0
Scale
-7.71958821278e-06, 7.71958821278e-06
Rotation
-44.840000000000238
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
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
eso9833a
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso9833a.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2009-02-04T14:13:16+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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