The VLT records faint structures in colliding galaxies

Eso_eso9834a_1024

eso_eso9834a July 31st, 1998

Credit: ESO

The image shows a view of IC 1182, based on a mosaic of sky exposures with the VLT Test Camera through a red optical filter. It shows the entire field that was observed, reproduced in "negative" (black stars on a white sky) in order to show the faint outer structures.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9834a/

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
IC 1182
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Irregular

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Grayscale VLT (None) Optical (R) -
Eso_eso9834a_1280
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ID
eso9834a
Subject Category
C.5.1.6  
Subject Name
IC 1182
Credits
ESO
Release Date
1998-07-31T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9834a/
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
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
2944.0, 2512.0
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
eso9834a
Metadata Date
2009-01-07T16:20:06+01:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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