A Galactic Gem

eso_eso1830a September 12th, 2018

Credit: ESO

FORS2, an instrument mounted on ESO’s Very Large Telescope captured the spiral galaxy NGC 3981 in all its glory. The image, captured during the ESO Cosmic Gems Programme, showcases the beauty of the southern skies when conditions don’t allow scientific observations to be made.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1830a/

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: NGC 3981
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Type > Spiral

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 11h 56m 7.2s; DEC = -19° 53’ 41.0”
Orientation: North is up
Field of View: 7.2 x 7.5 arcminutes
Constellation: Crater

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
VLT (FORS2)	Optical (H-alpha)	660.0 nm
VLT (FORS2)	Optical (R)	655.0 nm
VLT (FORS2)	Optical (v)	557.0 nm
VLT (FORS2)	Optical (b)	440.0 nm

ID: eso1830a
Subject Category: C.5.1.1
Subject Name: NGC 3981
Credits: ESO

Release Date: 2018-09-12T13:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1830a/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope, Very Large Telescope
Instrument: FORS2, FORS2, FORS2, FORS2
Color Assignment: Red, Red, Green, Blue

Band: Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass: H-alpha, R, v, b
Central Wavelength: 660, 655, 557, 440

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 179.030135052, -19.8947222382
Reference Dimension: 1719.0, 1775.0

Reference Pixel: 859.5, 887.5
Scale: -6.99610215837e-05, 6.99610215837e-05
Rotation: 0
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

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

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso1830a

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1830a.tif
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Metadata Date: 2018-09-05T12:50:31+02:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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