Comparison of the central part of the Milky Way at different wavelengths
This image shows the same part of sky again at even shorter wavelengths, the near-infrared, as seen by ESO’s VISTA infrared survey telescope at the Paranal Observatory in Chile. Regions appearing as dark dust tendrils here show up brightly in the ATLASGAL view.
This image is part of a comparison image.
Credit:ESO/ATLASGAL consortium/NASA/GLIMPSE consortium/VVV Survey/ESA/Planck/D. Minniti/S. GuisardAcknowledgement: Ignacio Toledo, Martin Kornmesser
About the Image
| Id: | eso1606i |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 24 February 2016, 12:00 |
| Size: | 12270 x 1922 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Milky Way, Milky Way Galactic Centre |
| Type: | Milky Way : Galaxy : Component : Center/Core |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Category: | Galaxies |
Image Formats
Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 17 46 9.60 |
| Position (Dec): | -28° 44' 45.48" |
| Field of view: | 1231.84 x 192.96 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 58.6° left of vertical |
View in WorldWide Telescope:
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared J | 1.25 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
| Infrared H | 1.65 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |
| Infrared Ks | 2.15 μm | Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy VIRCAM |