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.

Crédit:

ESO

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso0408b
Type:Observation
Date de publication:1 avril 2004
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso0408
Taille:2294 x 2216 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:Titan
Type:Solar System : Planet : Satellite
Catégorie:Solar System

Image Formats

Grand JPEG
90,2 Kio
JPEG taille écran
108,7 Kio

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1280x1024
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Couleurs & filtres

DomaineTélescope
Infrarouge
Near-IR
Very Large Telescope
NACO