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:Observation
Release date:3 January 2002
Related releases:eso0203
Size:1145 x 653 px

About the Object

Name:Galaxies
Type:Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster
Category:Galaxy Clusters

Image Formats

Large JPEG
390.6 KB
Screensize JPEG
333.3 KB

Colours & filters

BandTelescope
OpticalVery Large Telescope
FLAMES