Titan observed through nine different filters on November 26, 2002

Images of Titan taken on November 26, 2002 through nine different filters to probe different altitudes, ranging from the stratosphere to the surface. On this night, a stable "seeing" (image quality before adaptive optics correction) of 0.9 arcsec allowed the astronomers to attain the diffraction limit of the telescope (0.032 arcsec resolution). Due to these good observing conditions, Titan's trailing hemisphere was observed with contrasts of about 40%, allowing the detection of several bright features on this surface region, once thought to be quite dark and featureless.

Crediti:

ESO

A proposito dell'immagine

Identificazione:eso0408b
Tipo:Osservazione
Data di pubblicazione:01 Aprile 2004
Notizie relative:eso0408
Dimensione:2294 x 2216 px

A proposito delll'oggetto

Nome:Titan
Tipo:Solar System : Planet : Satellite
Categoria:Solar System

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BandaTelescopio
Infrarosso
Near-IR
Very Large Telescope
NACO