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M82: Great Observatories Present Rainbow of a Galaxy

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spitzer_sig06-010 April 24th, 2006

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/STScI/CXC/UofA/

NASA's Spitzer, Hubble, and Chandra space observatories teamed up to create this multi-wavelength view of the M82 galaxy. The lively portrait celebrates Hubble's "sweet sixteen" birthday.X-ray data recorded by Chandra appears in blue; infrared light recorded by Spitzer appears in red; Hubble's observations of hydrogen emission appear in orange, and the bluest visible light appears in yellow-green.

Provider: Spitzer Space Telescope

Image Source: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/2205-sig06-010-M82-Great-Observatories-Present-Rainbow-of-a-Galaxy

Curator: Spitzer Space Telescope, Pasadena, CA, USA

Image Use Policy: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/info/18-Image-Use-Policy

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Image Details

Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Cigar Galaxy • Messier 82 • M82 • NGC 3034
Subject - Local Universe: Galaxy > Type > Irregular; Galaxy > Activity > Starburst

Distance

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11,700,000 light years

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Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 9h 56m 26.5s; DEC = 69° 42’ 19.3”
Orientation: North is 49.9° CCW
Field of View: 10.7 x 8.7 arcminutes
Constellation: Ursa Major

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Chandra (ACIS)	X-ray	826.7 pm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (B-band)	440.0 nm
	Hubble (ACS)	Optical (H-alpha)	656.0 nm
	Spitzer (IRAC)	Infrared (Mid-IR)	8.0 µm

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Red

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ID: sig06-010
Subject Category: C.5.1.6. C.5.3.3.
Subject Name: Cigar Galaxy, Messier 82, M82, NGC 3034
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/STScI/CXC/UofA/

Release Date: 2006-04-24
Lightyears: 11,700,000
Redshift: 0.000677
Reference Url: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/2205-sig06-010-M82-Great-Observatories-Present-Rainbow-of-a-Galaxy

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: Distance from fast facts

Facility: Chandra, Hubble, Hubble, Spitzer
Instrument: ACIS, ACS, ACS, IRAC
Color Assignment: Blue, Green, Orange, Red

Band: X-ray, Optical, Optical, Infrared
Bandpass: -, B-band, H-alpha, Mid-IR
Central Wavelength: 0.8267, 440, 656, 8000

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value: 149.11051168, 69.7053749827
Reference Dimension: 4299, 3490

Reference Pixel: 922.146820068, 1153.85690308
Scale: -4.1635027032331E-05, 4.1635027032331E-05
Rotation: 49.936065630295
Coordinate System Projection:: TAN

Quality: Full
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Creator (Curator): Spitzer Space Telescope
URL: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu
Name: Spitzer Space Telescope
Email

Telephone
Address: 1200 E. California Blvd.
City: Pasadena
State/Province: CA

Postal Code: 91125
Country: USA
Rights: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/info/18-Image-Use-Policy

Publisher: Spitzer Science Center
Publisher ID: spitzer
Resource ID: sig06-010.tif

Resource URL: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/uploaded_files/images/0001/5761/sig06-010.tif
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Metadata Date: 2012-10-11
Metadata Version: 1.1

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