Jupiter and Io

Eso_eso0123d_1024

eso_eso0123d June 7th, 2001

Credit: ESO

This is a thermal-infrared image of Jupiter, obtained by the ISAAC multi-mode instrument at the 8.2-m VLT ANTU telescope on Paranal on November 14, 2000; the Universal Time (UT) of exposure is indicated. It is part of a series of images showing the dramatically different appearance of Jupiter''s disk and the aurorae when viewed through different thermal-IR imaging filters. Note also the motion of thahhh e moon Io (left). The contrast has been enhanced to better show the faint details in the aurorae. Technical information: This image is based on on-target exposures lasting a total of 30 sec (L-band), 44 sec (4.07 µm), 58 sec (3.28 µm) and 58 sec (3.21 µm), respectively. The real observing time is twice as much, with half of the time spent in the off-target chop position. The fields shown measure 72 x 72 arcsec 2 ; 1 pixel = 0.07 arcsec. North is up and East is left.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0123d/

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
Io Jupiter
Subject - Solar System
Planet > Type > Gas Giant
Planet > Satellite

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red VLT (ISAAC) Infrared (Near-IR) -
Red VLT (ISAAC) Infrared (Near-IR) -
Red VLT (ISAAC) Infrared (Near-IR) -
Red VLT (ISAAC) Infrared (L) -
Eso_eso0123d_1280
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ID
eso0123d
Subject Category
A.1.1.2   A.1.4  
Subject Name
Io, Jupiter
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2001-06-07T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0123d/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
N/A
Facility
Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument
ISAAC, ISAAC, ISAAC, ISAAC
Color Assignment
Red, Red, Red, Red
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
Near-IR, Near-IR, Near-IR, L
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
58, 58, 44, 30
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
777.0, 773.0
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
eso0123d
Metadata Date
2009-01-20T10:55:01+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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