Gemini GMOS image of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 7552
noirlab_geminiann11015a November 15th, 2011
Credit: International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/B. Reynolds (Sutherland Shire Christian School)/T. Rector (University of Alaska, Anchorage)/Australian Gemini Office.
Gemini GMOS image of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 7552. Benjamin Reynolds, a 10th grade student at Sutherland Shire Christian School, suggested this target for Australia’s 2011 Gemini School Astronomy Contest and won. The picture consists of separate images taken with different filters: H-alpha (red), g (blue), r (green), and i (yellow).
Provider: NOIRLab
Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/geminiann11015a/
Curator: NSF's NOIRLab, Tucson, AZ, USA
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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- ID
- geminiann11015a
- Subject Category
- Subject Name
- NGC 7552
- Credits
- International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/B. Reynolds (Sutherland Shire Christian School)/T. Rector (University of Alaska, Anchorage)/Australian Gemini Office.
- Release Date
- 2011-11-15T14:27:12
- Lightyears
- Redshift
- Reference Url
- https://noirlab.edu/public/images/geminiann11015a/
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- Gemini South, Gemini South, Gemini South, Gemini South
- Instrument
- GMOS-S, GMOS-S, GMOS-S, GMOS-S
- Color Assignment
- Yellow, Green, Blue, Red
- Band
- Optical, Optical, Infrared, Optical
- Bandpass
- i, r, g, H-alpha
- Central Wavelength
- 780, 630, 475, 656
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- None, None, None, None
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- J2000
- Reference Value
- 349.049780614, -42.5874939584
- Reference Dimension
- 4958.0, 3392.0
- Reference Pixel
- 2479.0, 1696.0
- Scale
- -9.7399503428e-06, 9.7399503428e-06
- Rotation
- 138.99999999999986
- 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
- geminiann11015a
- Resource URL
- http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/geminiann11015a.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2020-08-10T14:12:06-05:00
- Metadata Version
- 1.1
Detailed color mapping information coming soon...
