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N159W GeMS/GSAOI Image

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noirlab_gemini1604a June 17th, 2016

Credit: International Gemini Observatory/AURA

Gemini South GeMS/GSAOI near-infrared image of the N159W field in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Color composite image by Travis Rector, University of Alaska Anchorage. See Image Release for details Technical Details: The image spans 1.5 arcminutes across, resolves stars to about 0.09 arcseconds, and is a composite of three filters (J, H, and Ks). Integration (exposure) time for each filter was 25 minutes.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/gemini1604a/

Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: N159W

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 5h 39m 40.5s; DEC = -69° 45’ 56.4”
Orientation: North is 139.8° CW
Field of View: 1.4 x 1.4 arcminutes
Constellation: Dorado

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Gemini-S (GeMS)	Infrared (Ks)	2.2 µm
	Gemini-S (GeMS)	Infrared (H)	1.6 µm
	Gemini-S (GeMS)	Infrared (J)	1.3 µm

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ID: gemini1604a
Subject Category
Subject Name: N159W
Credits: International Gemini Observatory/AURA

Release Date: 2016-06-17T00:00:00
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/gemini1604a/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: Gemini South, Gemini South, Gemini South
Instrument: GeMS, GeMS, GeMS
Color Assignment: Red, Green, Blue

Band: Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass: Ks, H, J
Central Wavelength: 2150, 1635, 1250

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Integration Time
Dataset ID: None, None, None
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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 84.9187628678, -69.765657554
Reference Dimension: 4307.0, 4245.0

Reference Pixel: 2153.5, 2122.5
Scale: -5.45272523574e-06, 5.45272523574e-06
Rotation: -139.76
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): NSF's NOIRLab
URL: https://noirlab.edu
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Email

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: gemini1604a

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/gemini1604a.tif
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Metadata Date: 2024-10-02T11:52:23.189967
Metadata Version: 1.1

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