NIRI image superimposed
The same image with the NIRI image superimposed over the region it imaged. Note that the dust is invisible in the NIRI image and many of the blue stars shown in the WIYN image are much dimmer in the infrared.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/WIYN Observatory/Dr. L. Macri
About the Image
| Id: | geminiann03005a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | Feb. 26, 2003, 5 a.m. |
| Related announcements: | geminiann03005 |
| Size: | 800 x 595 px |
About the Object
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 1 33 48.58 |
| Position (Dec): | 30° 38' 11.17" |
| Field of view: | 3.76 x 2.79 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 1.1° left of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Tele-scope |
|---|---|
| Optical | WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope |
| Optical | WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope |
| Optical | WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope |