Gemini view of the core of Liller 1
Spectacular image of the central region (15"x15") of Liller 1 obtained with GeMS@GEMINI.
Credits: F. R. Ferraro / E. Dalessandro (UniBO)
Postscript format (72.2 MB): Liller1_core.ps
TIFF format (1.1 MB): Liller1_core.tiff
Image Gallery
Gemini view of Liller 1
Mosaic of 2x2 images covering the central 95"x95" region of Liller 1, obtained with GeMS@GEMINI.
Credits: F. R. Ferraro / E. Dalessandro (UniBO)
HR Postscript format (600 dpi, 217 MB): Liller1_HR.ps
HR TIFF format (300 dpi, 103 MB): Liller1_HR.tiff
Postscript format (52.6 MB): Liller1.ps
TIFF format (11.7 MB): Liller1.tiff
K-band image in FITS format (87 MB): Liller1_K.fits
J-band image in FITS format (87 MB): Liller1_J.fits
The core of Liller 1
Comparison between the images of the core
of Liller 1 obtained with a small non-corrected
telescope and with GeMS@GEMINI.
Credits: F. R. Ferraro / E. Dalessandro (UniBO)
Png format (213 KB): Liller1_comparison.png
The Gemini South Telescope
Gemini South Telescope on Cerro Pachon in Chile. The telescope is located at an elevation of 2737 meters.
Credits: Gemini Observatory/AURA
JPG format (877 KB): Gemini_south.jpg
TIF format (35 MB): Gemini_south_HR.tif
Gemini South projecting the laser
Gemini South Telescope projecting the laser to correct images from atmospheric distorsions.
Credits: Gemini Observatory/AURA
JPG format (553 KB): Gemini_laser1.jpg
TIF format (50 MB): Gemini_laser1.tif
Gemini South projecting the laser
The Gemini South GeMS laser propagates into the night sky as the Milky Way rises during GeMS/GSAOI System Verification observations.
Credits: Gemini Observatory/AURA
JPG format (131 KB): Gemini_laser2.jpg
TIF format (18 MB): Gemini_laser2.tif
Stellar collisions
The upper illustration shows a view of direct collisions: two low-mass stars in a overcrowded environment experience a head-on collision, combining their fuel and mass to form a new, single, hot (hence blue) and seemingly young star.
The lower illustration depicts the effect of collisions in shrinking binary systems and promoting "vampirism": a pair of stars where the lower-mass object drains its heavier companion of hydrogen, that fuels its rebirth.
Credits: NASA/ESA
JPG format (1.7 MB): Stellar_collisions.jpg
Stellar collisions in a video
The video shows the animation of a direct collision between two stars in a globular cluster.
Credits: NASA/ESA
mp4 format (1.4 MB): Stellar_collisions.mp4
The core of Liller 1 (animation)
Comparison between the images of the core
of Liller 1 obtained with a small non-corrected
telescope and with GeMS@GEMINI.
Credits: B. Lanzoni / F. R. Ferraro (UniBO)
Animated GIF format (131 KB): Liller1_animation.gif
