First Light for SPECULOOS Southern Observatory’s Europa Telescope
This first light image from the Europa telescope at the SPECULOOS Southern Observatory (SSO) shows M83, the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy. M83 is a picturesque and often-imaged galaxy — this object was also a first light image the SPECULOOS prototype telescope, TRAPPIST-South at ESO’s La Silla Observatory.
The SSO is installed at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in the vast Atacama Desert, Chile, and consists of four 1-metre planet-hunting telescopes. The project’s telescopes are named after Jupiter’s Galilean moons, and are neighbours of ESO's Very Large Telescope and VISTA . SPECULOOS will focus on detecting Earth-sized planets orbiting nearby ultra-cool stars and brown dwarfs.
Telif:SPECULOOS Team/E. Jehin/ESO
Görüntü Hakkında
Kimlik: | eso1839h |
Tür: | Gözlem |
Yayın tarihi: | 05 Aralık 2018 12:00 |
Bağlantılı bültenler: | eso1839 |
Boyut: | 2032 x 2020 px |
Nesne Hakkında
Adı: | M 83, Messier 83, Pinwheel Galaxy |
Tür: | Local Universe : Galaxy |
Constellation: | Hydra |
Kategori: | Paranal |
Duvarkağıtları
Koordinatlar
Position (RA): | 13 37 0.22 |
Position (Dec): | -29° 51' 46.56" |
Field of view: | 11.76 x 11.69 arcminutes |
Yönelim: | Kuzey yönü 90.2° sol derece kadar dik konumdan sapma göstermektedir |
Renkler & Filtreler
Bant | Teleskop |
---|---|
Optik B | SPECULOOS |
Optik B14i | SPECULOOS |
Optik B | SPECULOOS |
Optik B14i | SPECULOOS |
Optik V | SPECULOOS |
Optik R | SPECULOOS |
Optik V | SPECULOOS |
Optik R | SPECULOOS |