Gemini Spies Strong Stellar Gusts in Nearby Massive Star
noirlab_gemini0101b July 23rd, 2001
Credit: International Gemini Observatory
This false-color image of AFGL 2591 shows some high-resolution details in the expanding outflow of gas and dust around the massive stars that are not fully visible in the color version of the image.
Provider: NOIRLab
Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/gemini0101b/
Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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- ID
- gemini0101b
- Subject Category
- Subject Name
- AFGL 2591
- Credits
- International Gemini Observatory
- Release Date
- 2001-07-23T20:00:00
- Lightyears
- Redshift
- Reference Url
- https://noirlab.edu/public/images/gemini0101b/
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- Gemini North
- Instrument
- NIRI
- Color Assignment
- Pseudocolor
- Band
- Infrared
- Bandpass
- J
- Central Wavelength
- 1250
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- None
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- J2000
- Reference Value
- 307.348831125, 40.1874314801
- Reference Dimension
- 845.0, 700.0
- Reference Pixel
- 422.5, 350.0
- Scale
- -1.61837432581e-05, 1.61837432581e-05
- Rotation
- 0.45999999999999958
- Coordinate System Projection:
- TAN
- Quality
- Full
- FITS Header
- Notes
- Creator (Curator)
- NSF's NOIRLab
- URL
- https://noirlab.edu
- Name
- Telephone
- Address
- 950 North Cherry Ave.
- City
- Tucson
- State/Province
- AZ
- Postal Code
- 85719
- Country
- USA
- Rights
- Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
- Publisher
- NSF's NOIRLab
- Publisher ID
- noirlab
- Resource ID
- gemini0101b
- Resource URL
- http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/gemini0101b.tif
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- Metadata Date
- 2020-06-07T17:16:10+02:00
- Metadata Version
- 1.1
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