New satellite of Saturn S/2000 S1

Eso_eso0036a_1024

eso_eso0036a October 26th, 2000

Credit: ESO

The photo shows the discovery of two new Saturnian moons, as registered on August 7, 2000, with the Wide-Field Imager (WFI) camera at the MPG/ESO 2.2-m telescope at the La Silla Observatory. It displays the faint image of the newly discovered moon S/2000 S 1 in the lower right corner of the field. A spiral galaxy is seen in the upper left corner of this photo. The other objects are (background) stars in the Milky Way. Technical information: 100 sec exposure in R-band filter. The field measures approx. 2.2 x 3.0 arcmin^2. North is up and East is left. 

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0036a/

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
S/2000 S 2
Subject - Solar System
Planet > Satellite

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red MPG-2.2m (WFI) Optical (R) -
Eso_eso0036a_1280
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ID
eso0036a
Subject Category
A.1.4  
Subject Name
S/2000 S 2
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2000-10-26T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0036a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
N/A
Facility
MPG/ESO 2.2-metre telescope
Instrument
WFI
Color Assignment
Red
Band
Optical
Bandpass
R
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
525.0, 712.0
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
eso0036a
Metadata Date
2009-01-30T10:29:59+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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