Sample Integral Field Units at FLAMES
An example of observations with Integral Field Units (IFUs) at FLAMES (only 4 of the 15 units are shown here). Each IFU is placed so that it records the light from 20 small adjacent sky areas (each measuring about 3 x 2 arcsec 2). In this way, it is possible to register simultaneously the spectrum of as many different regions of a (distant) galaxy.
Credit:
ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso0203b |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 3 January 2002 |
| Related releases: | eso0203 |
| Size: | 1145 x 653 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Galaxies |
| Type: | • Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster • X - Galaxy Clusters |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical | Very Large Telescope FLAMES |
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