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Example Data Files

Observations that you take using the Liverpool Telescope are returned to you in the form of data files. You can process these data files to make nice images and carry out measurements.

If you do not have your own observations, or you want to look at a few different kinds of object, we have selected some example observations on this page. If you want to find more, then there are lots and lots in the Archive.

 

Observations of the Moon

These are some observations of the same part of the Moon observed at different times.

A zoomed in section of the Moon. The surface is shades of light and dark grey with many craters that range in size.
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A zoomed in section of the Moon. The surface is shades of light and dark grey with many craters that range in size. There are some very dark, almost patches, large patches on the image left.
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A zoomed in section of the Moon. The surface is shades of light and dark grey with many craters that range in size.
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Some of the Planets

 

A fuzzy grey sphere against a black background. The left of the sphere is illuminated whilst the rest of the shape is in shadows.
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A small, fuzzy, grey sphere in the centre against a black background. A portion of the sphere on its right-hand side is obscured by shadows.
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A small, light grey sphere with darker, patchy areas on its left-hand side. The sphere is in the middle of the image against a black background.
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A big, light grey sphere in the centre against a black background. The sphere has darker grey bands of different thickness running across the surface at different intervals.
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A small light grey sphere with a thick, flattened ring around it in the centre of the image against a black background. The sphere has darker bands running across its surface at different intervals. The ring has an outline of a darker band.
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VenusVenusMarsJupiterSaturn
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Nebulae

 

A cloud in the shape of an elongated, stretched oval (pointing towards upper right and lower left corners) sits in the middle of the image against a black background with small dots of white stars. The cloud is various shades of grey and white.
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A large, shapeless cloud in shades of grey with some white patches takes up most of the image. Around the edges, especially in the upper left, there is a black background visible with some white dots of stars.
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A large, spherical cloud in shades of grey with lots of bright white areas. The cloud is in the middle against a black background with some small, white dots of stars.
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A small, white, bright, rectangular shape is in the centre. One each side, a dark grey cloud swirls and forms a loop. The object is in the centre against a black background with small, white dots of stars.
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Crab NebulaMessier 17Messier 27Messier 76
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Galaxies

 

A large spiral galaxy in shades of grey. It has a bright, white centre, with dusty, grey arms swirling around it. At the centre-top is another bright, white circle with some light grey fuzziness around it. The background is black with small, white dots of stars.
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A small, bright, white sphere is the centre. There is a thin, dark ring surrounding it, with some grey fuzziness between the ring and sphere. The object sits against a black background with some small, white dots of stars.
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A thick, grey, fuzzy line stretches across the image from the upper left to the lower right. Within this, there is a brighter, white, circle in the middle, and a bumpy, dark, thinner line stretches the whole length too. The background is black with white dots of stars.
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Whirlpool GalaxySombrero GalaxyNGC 891
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3-Colour imaging

 

Black-and-white image of a nebula taken through a red filter, showing a roughly circular, cloud-like structure with brighter and darker regions. The nebula is set against a dense background of stars, with intricate textures visible within the nebula's gas and dust
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Black-and-white image of a nebula taken through a blue filter, showing a diffuse, circular cloud-like structure with varying brightness across its surface. The nebula is surrounded by numerous small stars against a dark background, with subtle details visible in the nebula's gas and dust formations
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Black-and-white image of a nebula taken through a green filter, showing a round, cloud-like structure with areas of varying brightness. The nebula is set against a dense field of stars, with a faint diagonal line visible, possibly from a satellite or other object passing through the frame
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Dumbell Nebula through a red filter

Dumbell Nebula through a blue filter

Dumbell Nebula through a green filter

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Black-and-white image of the spiral galaxy M51, also known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, taken through a red filter. The galaxy displays a bright core with distinct spiral arms winding outward, dotted with stars and bright regions. A smaller companion galaxy is visible near the top, connected by a faint bridge of material
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Black-and-white image of the spiral galaxy M51, or Whirlpool Galaxy, taken through a blue filter. The galaxy features a bright central core with well-defined spiral arms extending outward, containing regions of varying brightness. A smaller companion galaxy appears near the top, connected by a faint bridge of material
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Black-and-white image of the spiral galaxy M51, known as the Whirlpool Galaxy, taken through a green filter. The galaxy displays a bright central core with prominent spiral arms filled with varying brightness and detail. A smaller companion galaxy is visible near the top, linked by a faint bridge of material
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M51 through a red filter

M51 through a blue filter

M51 through a green filter

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