Comparison of visible-light and infrared images of the galaxy NGC 1365

eso_eso1038b September 22nd, 2010

Credit: ESO/P. Grosbøl

This comparison shows a visible-light image of the barred spiral NGC 1365 taken with the FORS1 camera on ESO’s VLT, along with the new infrared view obtained with the HAWK-I camera. In the infrared the dust in the galaxy is much less prominent and the new data is ideal for studying the complex interactions between stars and gas in this spectacular barred spiral.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1038b/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, None, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type: Observation
Object Name: NGC 1365
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Type > Spiral; Galaxy > Type > Barred

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	VLT (HAWK-I)	Infrared (Y)	-
	VLT (FORS1)	Optical (B)	-
	VLT (HAWK-I)	Infrared (J)	-
	VLT (FORS1)	Optical (V)	-
	VLT (HAWK-I)	Infrared (H)	-
	VLT (FORS1)	Optical (R)	-
FORS1 data refers to the left image, and HAWK-1 data to the right.

ID: eso1038b
Subject Category: C.5.1.1 C.5.1.2
Subject Name: NGC 1365
Credits: ESO/P. Grosbøl

Release Date: 2010-09-22T12:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1038b/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes: Distance in light years from ESO.

Facility: Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument: HAWK-I, FORS1, HAWK-I, FORS1, HAWK-I, FORS1
Color Assignment: Blue, Blue, Cyan, Green, Green, Red

Band: Infrared, Optical, Infrared, Optical, Infrared, Optical
Bandpass: Y, B, J, V, H, R
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Reference Dimension: 3836.0, 2121.0

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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org/
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
State/Province: None

Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso1038b

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1038b.tif
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Metadata Date: 2010-09-15T11:25:30+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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