"First light" stellar spectra from Giraffe (detail)

A zoomed-in view of ESO Press Photo eso0219. The three strong absorption lines that are visible as horizontal, dark lines in the lower part of the photo are due to the common element Magnesium in the atmospheres of these stars (the Mg b triplet at wavelength 517 nm). The different intensity of the spectra is due to the different brightness of the stars.

Credit:

ESO

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso0219b
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:8 juli 2002
Gerelateerde berichten:eso0219
Grootte:910 x 685 px

Over het object

Naam:GIRAFFE
Type:Milky Way : Star
Categorie:Stars

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517 nmVery Large Telescope
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