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.

Crediti:

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

Riguardo l'immagine

Identificazione:eso0841a
Tipo:Osservazione
Data di rilascio:18 Novembre 2008
Notizie relative:eso0841
Grandezza:3000 x 3000 px

Riguardo all'oggetto

Nome:Milky Way Galactic Centre
Tipo:Milky Way : Galaxy : Component : Center/Core
Distanza:25000 Anni luce
Constellation:Sagittarius
Categoria:Galaxies

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Position (RA):17 45 36.60
Position (Dec):-29° 0' 6.51"
Field of view:16.67 x 16.67 arcminutes
Orientazione:Il Nord è a 1.6° a destra della verticale

Colori e filtri

BandaLunghezza d'ondaTelescopio
Infrarosso
J
1.235 μm Other
N/A
Millimetro
Submillimetre
870 μmAtacama Pathfinder Experiment
LABOCA
Infrarosso
H
1.662 μm Other
N/A
Infrarosso
K
2.159 μm Other
N/A