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

eso_eso1606h February 24th, 2016

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

This image shows the same region as seen in shorter, infrared, wavelengths by the NASA Spitzer Space Telescope.This image is part of a comparison image. This image is part of a comparison image.

Provider: European Southern Observatory

Image Source: https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1606h/

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

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Milky Way • 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

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Spitzer (IRAC (Spitzer))	Infrared	4.5 µm
Spitzer (IRAC (Spitzer))	Infrared	3.6 µm
WISE (None)	Infrared	12.0 µm
Spitzer (MIPS)	Infrared	8.0 µm

ID: eso1606h
Subject Category: B.5.4.9
Subject Name: Milky Way, 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/eso1606h/

Type: Observation
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Distance Notes

Facility: Spitzer Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, Spitzer Space Telescope
Instrument: IRAC (Spitzer), IRAC (Spitzer), None, MIPS
Color Assignment: Green, Blue, Red, Red

Band: Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
Central Wavelength: 4500, 3600, 12000, 8000

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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: eso1606h

Resource URL: https://www.eso.org/public/archives/images/original/eso1606h.tif
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Metadata Date: 2023-10-11T09:21:29.031573
Metadata Version: 1.1

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