Submillimetre and infrared view of the Galactic Centre

This is a colour composite image of the central region of our Milky Way galaxy, about 26 000 light years from Earth. Giant clouds of gas and dust are shown in blue, as detected by the LABOCA instrument on the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) telescope at submillimetre wavelengths (870 micron). The image also contains near-infrared data from the 2MASS project at K-band (in red), H-band (in green), and J-band (in blue). The image shows a region approximately 100 light-years wide.

Credit:

ESO/APEX/2MASS/A. Eckart et al.

Over de afbeelding

Id:eso0841a
Type:Observatie
Publicatiedatum:18 november 2008
Gerelateerde berichten:eso0841
Grootte:3000 x 3000 px

Over het object

Naam:Milky Way Galactic Centre
Type:Milky Way : Galaxy : Component : Center/Core
Afstand:25000 lichtjaren
Constellation:Sagittarius
Categorie:Galaxies

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Coordinates

Position (RA):17 45 36.60
Position (Dec):-29° 0' 6.51"
Field of view:16.67 x 16.67 arcminutes
Orientation:North is 1.6° right of vertical

Kleuren & filters

BandGolflengteTelescoop
Infrarood
J
1.235 μm Other
N/A
Millimeter
Submillimetre
870 μmAtacama Pathfinder Experiment
LABOCA
Infrarood
H
1.662 μm Other
N/A
Infrarood
K
2.159 μm Other
N/A