Young Astronomers Observe With ESO Telescopes
Spectrum of Ca II 8542 A line in Beta Pictoris using data from the NTT telescope. An example of one of the observations performed by the "Young Astronomers" during their visit to ESO on November 14 - 20, 1995. Those who attended were the winners of the Europe-wide contest "Europe Towards the Stars", organised by ESO with the support of the European Union, under the auspices of the Third European Week for Scientific and Technological Culture.
Credit:
ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso9533d |
| Type: | Chart |
| Release date: | 20 November 1995 |
| Related releases: | eso9533 |
| Size: | 393 x 310 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Beta Pictoris, Spectrum |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System |
| Distance: | 80 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical CaII |
854 nm | New Technology Telescope |
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