ATOM image collection
This page provides a collection of selected images concerning ATOM.Astronomical images
Images presented here are direct FITS-to-JPG/PNG conversions of standard reduced images produced by ADRAS. Thus, their image scale is 0.45 arcsec per pixel.
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Three-colour composite of Centaurus A. Blue channel is 300 seconds in V-band, green is 100 seconds in R-band and red channel is 100 seconds in I-band. |
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Three-colour composite of M8. To increase the dynamics range of the images, each colour channel consists of three stacked exposures: 20 seconds in I-band (red), 20 seconds in R-band (green) and 40 seconds in V-band (blue). |
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60 seconds R-band exposure of PKS 2155-304. This is one of the main targets of ATOM and is observed approximately every three nights during its visibility period. |
Technical images
Temporary relocation to Hamburg Observatory, upgrade and shipment to Namibia



Assembly at Göllschau, Namibia



Close-ups of selected technical equipment



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