FORS1 first light - spiral galaxy NGC 1288

Eso_eso9845a_1024

eso_eso9845a September 23rd, 1998

Credit: ESO

This image is a reproduction of a colour composite image of the beautiful spiral galaxy NGC 1288 in the southern constellation Fornax. It covers the entire field that was imaged on the 2048 x 2048 pixel CCD camera. It is based on CCD frames in different colours that were taken under good seeing conditions during the night of First Light (15 September 1998). The distance to this galaxy is about 300 million light-years; it recedes with a velocity of 4500 km/sec and its diameter is about 200,000 light-years. This image is based on a composite of three images taken behind three different filters: B (420 nm; 6 min), V (530 nm; 3 min) and I (800 nm; 3min) during a period of 0.7 arcsec seeing. The field shown measures 6.8 x 6.8 arcmin. North is left; East is down.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9845a/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 1232
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Eso_eso9845a_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 3h 17m 12.6s
DEC = -32° 34’ 35.4”
Orientation
North is 0.1° CCW
Field of View
6.7 x 6.7 arcminutes
Constellation
Fornax

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red VLT (FORS1) Infrared (I) 800.0 nm
Green VLT (FORS1) Optical (V) 530.0 nm
Blue VLT (FORS1) Optical (B) 420.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
eso9845a
Subject Category
C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
NGC 1232
Credits
ESO
Release Date
1998-09-23T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9845a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from NED.
Facility
Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument
FORS1, FORS1, FORS1
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Infrared, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
I, V, B
Central Wavelength
800, 530, 420
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
49.3025789613, -32.5765061648
Reference Dimension
2892.0, 2876.0
Reference Pixel
1446.0, 1438.0
Scale
-3.87952601081e-05, 3.87952601081e-05
Rotation
0.11990552165661786
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
eso9845a
Metadata Date
2009-01-07T16:50:35+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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