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Astronomy Sheets

You can either choose to download all in one file: PDF (9.5M), or as individual sheets:

Solar System

Comet Hale-Bopp. PDF
Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9. PDF

Stars, Stellar Systems and Nebulae

NGC7635, the Bubble Nebula. PDF
NGC 281 and IC 1590. PDF
M27, the Dumbell Nebula. PDF
IC434, the Horse Head Nebula. PDF
M13 Globular Cluster. PDF
M42, the Orion Nebula. PDF
NGC 6914 and a group of reflection nebulae. PDF
NGC 6995, a supernova remnant. PDF
M92 Globular Cluster. PDF
M43 Nebula, Marian's Nebula. PDF
Dust Lanes in the Rosette Nebula. PDF
NGC 2237, the Rosette Nebula. PDF
A New Planetary Nebula. PDF
Sharpless 2-188 Planetary Nebula. PDF
IC1396B Nebula. PDF
M57 Planetary Nebula. PDF
NGC6888 Nebula. PDF
NGC6992 Nebula. PDF
NGC6543 Planetary Nebula. PDF

Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxies

M31, the Andromeda Galaxy. PDF
Abell 2218 Galaxy Cluster. PDF
NGC 6946, a face-on spiral galaxy. PDF
NGC 891, an edge-on spiral galaxy. PDF
NGC6822, Barnard's Galaxy. PDF
M33, the Triangulum Galaxy. PDF
M51, the Whirlpool Galaxy. PDF
M95 Galaxy. PDF
M101 Galaxy. PDF | PDF 2
NGC7331 Galaxy. PDF
M64, the Blackeye Galaxy. PDF
M83 Galaxy. PDF
M74 Galaxy. PDF
M81 Galaxy. PDF
NGC7217 Galaxy. PDF
M82 Galaxy. PDF

Observational Cosmology

The Herschel Deep Field. PDF
A High-z Supernova. PDF

Posters

Solar System

"The Solar System". Views of the Solar System from the ING telescopes. DIN A2 (42 cm×59.4 cm): PDF. DIN A4 (21 cm×29.7 cm): PDF.
"Deep Impact at the William Herschel Telescope". PDF.

Stars, Stellar Systems and Nebulae

"The Rosette Nebula or NGC 2237". A mosaic image covering the entire Rosette Nebula obtained using the Wide Field Camera on the Isaac Newton Telescope. PDF.
"The S147 Supernova Remnant". A mosaic image covering the entire supernova remnant obtained using the Wide Field Camera on the Isaac Newton Telescope. PDF.
"M57 Planetary Nebula". Image of the Ring Nebula as obstained by the Wide Field Camera on the Isaac Newton Telescope. PDF.
"NGC6888 Nebula". Image of the Crescent Nebula as obstained by the Wide Field Camera on the Isaac Newton Telescope. PDF.
"NGC6992 Nebula". Image of the Veil Nebula as obstained by the Wide Field Camera on the Isaac Newton Telescope. PDF.
"NGC6543 Planetary Nebula". Image of the Cat's Eye Nebula as obstained by the Wide Field Camera on the Isaac Newton Telescope. PDF.

Galaxies and Clusters of Galaxies

"The Triangulum Galaxy or M33". Images obtained using the William Herschel and the Isaac Newton Telescopes. PDF.
"The Whirlpool Galaxy or M51". Impressive image obtained using the Prime Focus Camera on the William Herschel Telescope. PDF.
"M101 Galaxy". Images obtained using the Wide Field Camera on the Isaac Newton Telescope. PDF.

Telescopes

"The ING Poster". A brief introduction to the ING telescopes (2002). DIN A3 (29.7 cm× 42.0 cm): PDF.
"The William Herschel Telescope". 42"×42" size. PDF.
"The William Herschel Telescope". A poster of the William Herschel Telescope by Nik Szymanek. DIN A3 (29.7 cm× 42.0 cm): TIFF (49M). Lower resolution: JPEG (233 K).
"The Isaac Newton Telescope". 42"×42" size. PDF.
"The Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope". A poster of the Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope by Nik Szymanek. DIN A3 (29.7 cm× 42.0 cm): TIFF (47M). Lower resolution: JPEG (236 K).

Talks

"Pasado, Presente y Futuro de la Astronomía en La Palma", by Javier Méndez (1999).
"Information Technology at ING", by Javier Méndez (2000).
"El Grupo de Telescopios Isaac Newton y el Observatorio del Roque de Los Muchachos", by Javier Méndez (2002). Powerpoint | PDF.
"La Búsqueda de la vida en el Univeso desde La Palma", by Javier Méndez (2004). Powerpoint | PDF | HTML

Videos

Exceptionally we could supply video recording of our facilities. Please contact the ING Public Relations Officer for further information.
A collection of videos of the astronomical facilities in the Canary Islands is available on the OPTICON Public Outreach web site. information.

Slides

For educational purposes and only in special cases we can supply copies of our ING slide collection. This consists of 50 slides showing different aspects of our telescopes and the research carried out. Copies cost 30 euros each. Please contact the ING Public Relations Officer for further information.

Links

Links for the public, schoolchildren, students, teachers and amateur astronomers.



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Last modified: 13 December 2010