Spitzer-Hubble-Chandra Composite of M101

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esahubble_opo0907b February 10th, 2009

Credit: NASA, ESA, CXC, SSC and STScI

This image of the spiral galaxy Messier 101 is a composite of views from the Spitzer Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, and Chandra X-ray Observatory. Each wavelength region shows different aspects of celestial objects and often reveals new objects that could not otherwise be studied. The red colour shows Spitzer's view in infrared light. It highlights the heat emitted by dust lanes in the galaxy where stars can form. The yellow colour is Hubble's view in visible light. Most of this light comes from stars, and they trace the same spiral structure as the dust lanes. The blue color shows Chandra's view in X-ray light. Sources of X-rays include million-degree gas, exploded stars, and material colliding around black holes. Such composite images allow astronomers to see how features seen in one wavelength match up with those seen in another wavelength. It's like seeing with a camera, night vision goggles, and X-ray vision all at once.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0907b/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
Messier 101 NGC 4547 Pinwheel
Subject - Local Universe
Galaxy > Type > Spiral
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 14h 3m 9.4s
DEC = 54° 21’ 13.4”
Orientation
North is 0.1° CW
Field of View
17.8 x 17.8 arcminutes
Constellation
Ursa Major

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Spitzer (IRAC) Infrared (Near-IR) 8.0 µm
Yellow Hubble (ACS) Optical (B) 435.0 nm
Blue Chandra (ACIS) X-ray (Hard X-ray) 827.5 pm
Spectrum_xray1
Red
Yellow
Blue
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ID
opo0907b
Subject Category
C.5.1.1  
Subject Name
Messier 101, NGC 4547, Pinwheel
Credits
NASA, ESA, CXC, SSC and STScI
Release Date
2009-02-10T15:00:00
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0907b/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Distance Notes
Facility
Spitzer Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Chandra
Instrument
IRAC, ACS, ACIS
Color Assignment
Red, Yellow, Blue
Band
Infrared, Optical, X-ray
Bandpass
Near-IR, B, Hard X-ray
Central Wavelength
8000, 435, 0.8275
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
210.789265536, 54.3537190003
Reference Dimension
7200.0, 7200.0
Reference Pixel
3600.0, 3600.0
Scale
-4.11483308525e-05, 4.11483308525e-05
Rotation
-0.13999999999984
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
opo0907b
Metadata Date
2019-10-07T11:41:02.715205
Metadata Version
1.1
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