Moon and Stars
This enhanced image of the Moon was taken with the NOAO Mosaic CCD camera using two of the National Science Foundation's telescopes located at Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, AZ. The image of the Moon itself was taken through the U-band filter at the 0.9-meter telescope. It is superimposed on a deep R-band image of the background sky taken at the Mayall 4-meter telescope. This composite image demonstrates the large field of view of the 0.9-meter telescope when using Mosaic, a view that covers more than five times the area of the Moon. It furnishes this large field of view without sacrificing high resolution - details as small as a few kilometers across can be seen on the lunar surface.
Credit:T.A.Rector, I.P.Dell'Antonio/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/
About the Image
Id: | noao0107a |
Type: | Artwork |
Release date: | March 19, 2001 |
Related releases: | noao1507, noao0107 |
Size: | 8211 x 8652 px |
About the Object
Name: | Moon |
Category: | Solar System |
Image Formats
Wallpapers
Colors & filters
Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
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Optical R | 651 nm | Nicholas U. Mayall 4-meter Telescope Mosaic I |
Optical U | 355 nm | WIYN 0.9-meter Telescope Mosaic I |