Galactic centre region in infrared from Spitzer

Esahubble_opo0928d_1024

esahubble_opo0928d November 10th, 2009

Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, E. Churchwell (University of Wisconsin, USA), SSC and STScI

The Spitzer Space Telescope's infrared-light observations provide a detailed and spectacular view of the galactic centre region. The swirling core of our galaxy harbours hundreds of thousands of stars that cannot be seen in visible light. These stars heat the nearby gas and dust. These dusty clouds glow in infrared light and reveal their often dramatic shapes. Some of these clouds harbour stellar nurseries that are forming new generations of stars. Like the downtown of a large city, the centre of our galaxy is a crowded, active and vibrant place.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0928d/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Sagittarius
Subject - Milky Way
Galaxy > Component > Center/Core
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 17h 45m 46.2s
DEC = -28° 54’ 15.6”
Orientation
North is 58.7° CCW
Field of View
21.0 x 10.0 arcminutes
Constellation
Sagittarius

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Spitzer (IRAC) Infrared (Near-IR) 8.0 µm
Red Spitzer (IRAC) Infrared (Near-IR) 5.8 µm
Red Spitzer (IRAC) Infrared (Near-IR) 4.5 µm
Red Spitzer (IRAC) Infrared (Near-IR) 3.6 µm
Spectrum_base
Red
Red
Red
Red
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ID
opo0928d
Subject Category
B.5.4.9  
Subject Name
Sagittarius
Credits
NASA, JPL-Caltech, E. Churchwell (University of Wisconsin, USA), SSC and STScI
Release Date
2009-11-10T17:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0928d/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Distance in light years from the Max-Planck-Institute (http://www.mpe.mpg.de/SPIFFI/preprints/first_result_an1.pdf)
Facility
Spitzer Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope, Spitzer Space Telescope
Instrument
IRAC, IRAC, IRAC, IRAC
Color Assignment
Red, Red, Red, Red
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
Near-IR, Near-IR, Near-IR, Near-IR
Central Wavelength
8000, 5800, 4500, 3600
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
266.442476891, -28.9043387764
Reference Dimension
6300.0, 3000.0
Reference Pixel
3150.0, 1500.0
Scale
-5.55275568565e-05, 5.55275568565e-05
Rotation
58.659999999999968
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
opo0928d
Metadata Date
2019-10-07T11:12:15.683855
Metadata Version
1.1
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