File:First optical image of the Galactic Centre (eso9013a).tif
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DescriptionFirst optical image of the Galactic Centre (eso9013a).tif |
English: This photo shows the first optical image of the Galactic Centre, the enigmatic region at the centre of our galaxy, the Milky Way. It was obtained with the EFOSC II instrument at the ESO New Technology Telescope (NTT). |
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Date | 31 October 1990 (upload date) | ||
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Author | ESO | ||
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Image title | This photo shows the first optical image of the Galactic Centre, the enigmatic region at the centre of our galaxy, the Milky Way. It was obtained with the EFOSC II instrument at the ESO New Technology Telescope (NTT). |
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Width | 4,200 px |
Height | 1,830 px |
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Compression scheme | LZW |
Pixel composition | RGB |
Orientation | Normal |
Number of components | 3 |
Number of rows per strip | 20 |
Horizontal resolution | 2,040 dpc |
Vertical resolution | 2,040 dpc |
Data arrangement | chunky format |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS3 Macintosh |
File change date and time | 11:44, 20 January 2010 |
Color space | sRGB |