SAM images gravitational arcs in the Abel 370 cluster of galaxies

Noirlab_noaoann14003a_1024

noirlab_noaoann14003a February 14th, 2014

Credit: D. Caminha & SOAR/NOAO/AURA/NSF

Nearly every "star" in this image is actually a galaxy. The SOAR Adaptive Module (SAM), built by CTIO/NOAO-S, is mounted on the SOAR 4.1 meter telescope: it creates an artificial laser guide star which enables the exquisite resolution seen here. The dark shadow on the left ( as seen in the full image) is produced by the SAM guide probe. Data were taken in September 2013 for the SAM science verification proposal by D. Caminha et al.

Provider: NOIRLab

Image Source: https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noaoann14003a/

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
Abel 370
Noirlab_noaoann14003a_128
 

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 2h 39m 54.2s
DEC = -1° 34’ 49.2”
Orientation
North is 0.3° CW
Field of View
2.2 x 1.1 arcminutes
Constellation
Cetus

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red SOAR (None) Optical (None) -
Green SOAR (None) Optical (None) -
Blue SOAR (None) Optical (None) -
Noirlab_noaoann14003a_1280
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ID
noaoann14003a
Subject Category
Subject Name
Abel 370
Credits
D. Caminha & SOAR/NOAO/AURA/NSF
Release Date
2014-02-14T00:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://noirlab.edu/public/images/noaoann14003a/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
SOAR Telescope, SOAR Telescope, SOAR Telescope
Instrument
None, None, None
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
None, None, None
Central Wavelength
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
None, None, None
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
39.9756566321, -1.5803464912
Reference Dimension
1158.0, 600.0
Reference Pixel
579.0, 300.0
Scale
-3.16335140324e-05, 3.16335140324e-05
Rotation
-0.31999999999999906
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
noaoann14003a
Resource URL
http://noirlab.edu/public/media/archives/images/original/noaoann14003a.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2020-06-13T00:59:26+02:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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