IRS-8 Bow-Shock

noirlab_geminiann02010b November 6th, 2002

Credit: Gemini Observatory/Francois Rigaut

RS-8 smaller field JHK' color composite and K' image with stars subtracted. See https://www.gemini.edu/gallery/media/irs-8-bow-shock for more information.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/geminiann02010b/

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: Gemini North

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 17h 45m 40.1s; DEC = -28° 59’ 58.8”
Orientation: North is 0.3° CW
Field of View: 0.1 x 0.1 arcminutes
Constellation: Sagittarius

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Gemini-N (Hokupa'a-36 / QUIRC)	Infrared (K)	2.1 µm
Gemini-N (Hokupa'a-36 / QUIRC)	Infrared (H)	1.7 µm

ID: geminiann02010b
Subject Category
Subject Name: Gemini North
Credits: Gemini Observatory/Francois Rigaut

Release Date: 2002-11-06T05:00:00
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Reference Url: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/geminiann02010b/

Type: Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes

Facility: Gemini North, Gemini North
Instrument: Hokupa'a-36 / QUIRC, Hokupa'a-36 / QUIRC
Color Assignment: Orange, Cyan

Band: Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass: K, H
Central Wavelength: 2120, 1650

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Integration Time
Dataset ID: None, None
Notes

Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 266.417176837, -28.9996758601
Reference Dimension: 357.0, 291.0

Reference Pixel: 178.5, 145.5
Scale: -5.57914790028e-06, 5.57914790028e-06
Rotation: -0.27999999999999992
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Notes

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: geminiann02010b

Resource URL: http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/geminiann02010b.tif
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Metadata Date: 2024-03-01T14:49:19.937655
Metadata Version: 1.1

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