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Beauty and Astrophysics

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dc.contributor.authorBessell, Michael
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-13T23:18:29Z
dc.date.available2015-12-13T23:18:29Z
dc.date.issued2000
dc.date.updated2015-12-12T08:56:59Z
dc.description.abstractSpectacular colour images have been made by combining CCD images in three different passbands using Adobe Photoshop. These beautiful images highlight a variety of astrophysical phenomena and should be a valuable resource for science education and public awareness of science. The wide field images were obtained at the Siding Spring Observatory (SSO) by mounting a Hasselblad or Nikkor telephoto lens in front of a 2K × 2K CCD. Options of more than 30 degrees or 6 degrees square coverage are produced in a single exposure in this way. Narrow band or broad band filters were placed between lens and CCD enabling deep, linear images in a variety of passbands to be obtained. We have mapped the LMC and SMC and are mapping the Galactic Plane for comparison with the Molonglo Radio Survey. Higher resolution images have also been made with the 40 inch telescope of galaxies and star forming regions in the Milky Way.
dc.identifier.issn1323-3580
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/90199
dc.publisherCSLI Publications
dc.sourcePublications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
dc.subjectKeywords: Miscellaneous; Surveys; Techniques: Image processing
dc.titleBeauty and Astrophysics
dc.typeJournal article
local.bibliographicCitation.issue2
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage184
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage179
local.contributor.affiliationBessell, Michael, College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU
local.contributor.authoruidBessell, Michael, u6900904
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.description.refereedYes
local.identifier.absfor020110 - Stellar Astronomy and Planetary Systems
local.identifier.ariespublicationMigratedxPub20497
local.identifier.citationvolume17
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-0034349796
local.type.statusPublished Version

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