Comparison of the central part of the Milky Way at different wavelengths

eso_eso1606f February 24th, 2016

Credit: ESO/ATLASGAL consortium/NASA/GLIMPSE consortium/VVV Survey/ESA/Planck/D. Minniti/S. GuisardAcknowledgement: Ignacio Toledo, Martin Kornmesser

This picture shows the more familiar view in visible light, where most of the more distant structures are hidden from view. This is part of an image comparison.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1606f/

Curator: European Southern Observatory, Garching bei München, None, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Milky Way Galactic Centre
Subject - Milky Way: Galaxy > Component > Center/Core

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 17h 46m 9.6s; DEC = -28° 44’ 45.5”
Orientation: North is 58.6° CCW
Field of View: 20.5 x 3.2 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius

ID: eso1606f
Subject Category: B.5.4.9
Subject Name: Milky Way Galactic Centre
Credits: ESO/ATLASGAL consortium/NASA/GLIMPSE consortium/VVV Survey/ESA/Planck/D. Minniti/S. GuisardAcknowledgement: Ignacio Toledo, Martin Kornmesser

Release Date: 2016-02-24T12:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1606f/

Type: Observation
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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox: J2000
Reference Value: 266.540011371, -28.7459673555
Reference Dimension: 12270.0, 1922.0

Reference Pixel: 6135.0, 961.0
Scale: -0.00167324049212, 0.00167324049212
Rotation: 58.600000000000023
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): European Southern Observatory
URL: http://www.eso.org
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
State/Province: None

Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: European Southern Observatory
Publisher ID: eso
Resource ID: eso1606f

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1606f.tif
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Metadata Date: 2023-10-11T09:21:29.011002
Metadata Version: 1.1

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