Details of the Meteor Spectrum (FORS1/VLT)
Details of a VLT meteor spectrum (solid line): the intensity (in arbitrary units) is shown as a function of the wavelength. The dashed line is a theoretical model of the spectrum of air heated to a temperature of 4600 degrees at an altitude of 95 km.
Credit:
ESO
About the Image
| Id: | eso0424c |
| Type: | Chart |
| Release date: | 30 July 2004 |
| Related releases: | eso0424 |
| Size: | 3414 x 963 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Meteor |
| Type: | • Solar System : Interplanetary Body • X - Solar System |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical R |
650 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
| Optical R |
750 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
| Infrared I |
850 nm | Very Large Telescope FORS1 |
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