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Tiny particles of dust that settle on sensitive parts of a telescope, such as the CCD window or the filter, will create large, out-of-focus reflections of the telescope's main mirror on the CCD.

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DescriptionCCD dust.tiff
English: Tiny particles of dust that settle on sensitive parts of a telescope, such as the CCD window or the filter, will create large, out-of-focus reflections of the telescope's main mirror on the CCD. This gives rise to the dark ring shapes seen near the centre of this image.This image will be available in the ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre in Garching, Munich.
Date 14 December 2016, 11:15:00 (upload date)
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Image titleTiny particles of dust that settle on sensitive parts of a telescope, such as the CCD window or the filter, will create large, out-of-focus reflections of the telescope's main mirror on the CCD. This gives rise to the dark ring shapes seen near the centre of this image. This image will be available in the ESO Supernova Planetarium & Visitor Centre in Garching, Munich.
Width1,694 px
Height1,109 px
Bits per component16
Compression schemeUncompressed
Pixel compositionBlack and white (Black is 0)
OrientationFlipped vertically
Number of components1
Number of rows per strip554
Data arrangementchunky format
Software usedThe ESA/ESO/NASA FITS Liberator