Video moving through the data cube for an observation of NGC 6240 with the low resolution integral field unit capability of GNIRS, showing a detailed view of the molecular hydrogen emission line at 2.12 microns.

Video moving through the data cube for an observation of NGC 6240 with the low resolution integral field unit capability of GNIRS, showing a detailed view of the molecular hydrogen emission line at 2.12 microns.

Credit:

International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/GNIRS Team Image processing: M. Rodriguez (Gemini Observatory/NSF’s NOIRLab) & J. Miller (Gemini Observatory/NSF’s NOIRLab). Acknowledgment: B.R. Kent (NRAO).

About the Video

Id:NGC_6240_H2_final
Release date:Oct. 9, 2023, 10:13 a.m.
Duration:06 s
Frame rate:29.97

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