3.6 micron image of the Spiral Galaxy Messier 81
spitzer_ssc2003-06d5 December 18th, 2006
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/K. Gordon (University of Arizona) & S. Willner (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
The nearby spiral galaxy, Messier 81 (M81) is shown in this image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Located in the northern constellation of Ursa Major (which also includes the Big Dipper), this galaxy is easily visible through binoculars or a small telescope. M81 is located at a distance of 12 million light-years. This 3.6-micron near-infrared image traces the distribution of stars, although the Spitzer image is virtually unaffected by obscuring dust and reveals a very smooth stellar mass distribution, with the spiral arms relatively subdued.
Provider: Spitzer Space Telescope
Image Source: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/1084-ssc2003-06d5-3-6-micron-image-of-the-Spiral-Galaxy-Messier-81-
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
Distance
Position Details
Color Mapping
- ID
- ssc2003-06d5
- Subject Category
- C.5.1.1.
- Subject Name
- Bode's Galaxy, Messier 81, M81, NGC 3031, UGC 5318
- Credits
- NASA/JPL-Caltech/K. Gordon (University of Arizona) & S. Willner (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
- Release Date
- 2006-12-18
- Lightyears
- 12,000,000
- Redshift
- -0.000113
- Reference Url
- http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/1084-ssc2003-06d5-3-6-micron-image-of-the-Spiral-Galaxy-Messier-81-
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Good
- Distance Notes
- Distance taken from Fast Facts and NED
- Facility
- Spitzer
- Instrument
- IRAC
- Color Assignment
- Blue, Blue, Green, Green, Red
- Band
- Infrared, undefined, undefined, undefined, undefined
- Bandpass
- Near-IR
- Central Wavelength
- 3600
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- 50
- Dataset ID
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- J2000
- Reference Value
- 148.891519342434, 69.065246176994862
- Reference Dimension
- 1158, 878
- Reference Pixel
- 579, 439
- Scale
- -0.00033889738260893987, 0.00033889738260893987
- Rotation
- 268.70316683549561
- Coordinate System Projection:
- TAN
- Quality
- Full
- FITS Header
- Notes
- Creator (Curator)
- Spitzer Space Telescope
- URL
- http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu
- Name
- Spitzer Space Telescope
- 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
- ssc2003-06d5.tif
- Resource URL
- http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/uploaded_files/images/0001/5080/ssc2003-06d5.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2012-10-11
- Metadata Version
- 1.1
Detailed color mapping information coming soon...
