Hubble/GALEX/Spitzer Composite Image of M81

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esahubble_heic0710b May 28th, 2007

Credit: NASA, ESA and A. Zezas (Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics); GALEX data: NASA, JPL-Caltech, GALEX Team, J. Huchra et al. (Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics); Spitzer data: NASA/JPL/Caltech/Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics.

This image combines data from the Hubble Space Telescope, the Spitzer Space Telescope and the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) missions. The GALEX ultraviolet data were from the far-UV portion of the spectrum (135 to 175 nanometres). The Spitzer infrared data were taken with the IRAC 4 detector (8 microns). The Hubble data were taken at the blue portion of the spectrum.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0710b/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Bode's Galaxy Messier 81
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
Esahubble_heic0710b_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 9h 55m 34.4s
DEC = 69° 4’ 14.6”
Orientation
North is 0.2° CW
Field of View
15.4 x 19.9 arcminutes
Constellation
Ursa Major

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Spitzer (IRAC) Infrared (Near-IR) 8.0 µm
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (B) 440.0 nm
Blue GALEX (None) Ultraviolet (Far-UV) 150.0 nm
Spectrum_base
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
heic0710b
Subject Category
C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
Bode's Galaxy, Messier 81
Credits
NASA, ESA and A. Zezas (Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics); GALEX data: NASA, JPL-Caltech, GALEX Team, J. Huchra et al. (Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics); Spitzer data: NASA/JPL/Caltech/Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics.
Release Date
2007-05-28T21:30:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0710b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Spitzer Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, GALEX
Instrument
IRAC, ACS, None
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue
Band
Infrared, Optical, Ultraviolet
Bandpass
Near-IR, B, Far-UV
Central Wavelength
8000, 440, 150
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
148.893164403, 69.0707322234
Reference Dimension
2456.0, 3180.0
Reference Pixel
1228.0, 1590.0
Scale
-0.000104213969321, 0.000104213969321
Rotation
-0.20000000000000034
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
ESA/Hubble
URL
http://www.spacetelescope.org/
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City
Garching bei München
State/Province
Postal Code
D-85748
Country
Germany
Rights
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
Publisher
ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID
esahubble
Resource ID
heic0710b
Metadata Date
2007-05-22T17:01:20-04:00
Metadata Version
1.1
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