Comparison of HST and NACO image of NGC 3603

Eso_eso0137f_1024

eso_eso0137f December 3rd, 2001

Credit: ESO

Direct comparison of two images of the same region in NGC 3603 (animated GIF). One taken with the HST (extracted from archival data) and one taken with NAOS-CONICA at the VLT. This comparison dramatically shows the potential of Adaptive Optics. (HST is operated by NASA and ESA.)

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0137f/

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
NGC 3603
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Star Formation

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red VLT (NACO) Infrared (K) -
Red Hubble (WFPC2) Infrared (I) -
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ID
eso0137f
Subject Category
B.4.1.2  
Subject Name
NGC 3603
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2001-12-03T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0137f/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Very Large Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument
NACO, WFPC2
Color Assignment
Red, Red
Band
Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
K, I
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
400.0, 425.0
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
eso0137f
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0137f.tif
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Metadata Date
2023-10-11T09:26:58.788732
Metadata Version
1.1
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