M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy, seen with new ODI Camera on WIYN Telescope

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noirlab_noao1309b July 25th, 2013

Credit: K. Rhode, M. Young and WIYN/NOAO/AURA/NSF.

Cropped view of Spiral Galaxy M51, demonstrating the excellent sharpness of the One Degree Imager (ODI) on the WIYN 3.5-m telescope on Kitt Peak.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao1309b/

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

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
M51
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 13h 29m 55.6s
DEC = 47° 12’ 1.8”
Orientation
North is 89.6° CCW
Field of View
14.0 x 8.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Canes Venatici

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red WIYN-3.5m (ODI) Optical (i) 756.0 nm
Green WIYN-3.5m (ODI) Optical (r) 621.0 nm
Blue WIYN-3.5m (ODI) Optical (g) 480.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
noao1309b
Subject Category
Subject Name
M51
Credits
K. Rhode, M. Young and WIYN/NOAO/AURA/NSF.
Release Date
2013-07-25T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noao1309b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope, WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope, WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope
Instrument
ODI, ODI, ODI
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
i, r, g
Central Wavelength
756, 621, 480
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
202.481555009, 47.2005088397
Reference Dimension
1600.0, 943.0
Reference Pixel
800.0, 471.5
Scale
-0.000145478588061, 0.000145478588061
Rotation
89.620000000000033
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
NSF's NOIRLab
URL
https://noirlab.edu
Name
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
noao1309b
Metadata Date
2020-06-01T19:50:18+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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