GigagalaxyZoom phase 2

Eso_eso0934c_1024

eso_eso0934c September 21st, 2009

Credit: ESO/S. Brunier/S. Guisard (www.eso.org/~sguisard)

The two first images of ESO’s GigaGalaxy Zoom project combined to show a whole view of the Milky Way as could be seen with the unaided eye, and a more central region observed with an amateur telescope.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0934c/

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
Galactic Centre
Subject - Milky Way
Star
Galaxy
Galaxy > Component > Center/Core

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Orange Other (None) Optical (R) -
Green Other (None) Optical (V) -
Blue Other (None) Optical (B) -
Exposure information refers to the bottom of the two images.
Eso_eso0934c_1280
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ID
eso0934c
Subject Category
B.3   B.5   B.5.4.9  
Subject Name
Galactic Centre
Credits
ESO/S. Brunier/S. Guisard (www.eso.org/~sguisard)
Release Date
2009-09-21T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0934c/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Approximate distance in light years to the Galactic Centre.
Facility
Other, Other, Other
Instrument
None, None, None
Color Assignment
Orange, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
R, V, B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
E
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
4330.0, 4700.0
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
eso0934c
Metadata Date
2009-09-18T17:00:11+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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