First raw image obtained by NIRPS
The Near Infrared Planet Searcher (NIRPS) instrument, installed on ESO's 3.6-metre telescope, had its first light in mid-2022. Here we see the first raw data from the instrument, the spectrum of Barnard's star. Each horizontal line corresponds to a narrow region of light where both the absorption lines from the star and the absorption from the Earth's atmosphere are visible. The dotted lines correspond to the so-called comb spectrum, a "ruler" that is used as a reference for the horizontal lines, so scientists can know which wavelengths of light they correspond to.
Crediti:ESO/NIRPS consortium
A proposito dell'immagine
Identificazione: | ann22009b |
Tipo: | Osservazione |
Data di pubblicazione: | Lunedì 27 Giugno 2022 15:00 |
Annunci al proposito: | ann22009 |
Dimensione: | 2350 x 1458 px |
A proposito delll'oggetto
Nome: | NIRPS |
Tipo: | Unspecified : Technology : Observatory : Instrument |
Categoria: | La Silla |