Imaging Titan with a tunable filter

Eso_eso0505f_1024

eso_eso0505f February 24th, 2005

Credit: ESO

Series of images of Titan taken around the 2.0 micron methane window probing different layers of the atmosphere and the surface. The images are currently under thorough processing and analysis so as to reveal any subtle variations in wavelength that could be indicative of the spectral response of the various surface components, thus allowing the astronomers to identify them.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0505f/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Titan
Subject - Solar System
Planet > Satellite

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red VLT (NACO) Infrared (Near-IR) 2.0 µm
Spectrum_base
Red
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ID
eso0505f
Subject Category
A.1.4  
Subject Name
Titan
Credits
ESO
Release Date
2005-02-24T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0505f/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Very Large Telescope
Instrument
NACO
Color Assignment
Red
Band
Infrared
Bandpass
Near-IR
Central Wavelength
2000
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
1774.0, 707.0
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
eso0505f
Resource URL
https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso0505f.tif
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Metadata Date
2016-07-19T09:36:21+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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