Datasets for education and for fun
The Globular Cluster Messier 12
Bcomb.zip A zip'ped FITS file taken with ESO's Very Large Telescope of the globular cluster Messier 12 through the B band. 13.9 MB | |
Vcomb.zip: A zip'ped FITS file taken with ESO's Very Large Telescope of the globular cluster Messier 12 through the V band. 14.0 MB | |
m12_composite.zip A zip'ped Photoshop 16 bit (.psd) example file that contains a full three-colour image of the data sets taken with ESO's Very Large Telescope of the globular cluster Messier 12, imported into Photoshop with the help of the ESA/ESO/NASA FITS Liberator. |
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m12_composite_8bit.zip A zip'ped Photoshop 8 bit (.psd) example file that contains a full three-colour image of the data sets taken with ESO's Very Large Telescope of the globular cluster Messier 12, imported into Photoshop with the help of the ESA/ESO/NASA FITS Liberator. |
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m12_B_V.xls: An Excel file containing B and V magnitudes of 171 stars from the globular cluster Messier 12. These magnitudes are measured with the professional astronomical image processing software IRAF. |
These data are the basis of one of the exercises in the ESA/ESO Astronomy Exercise Series.