Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere!

Spitzer_ssc2019-16a1_1024

spitzer_ssc2019-16a1 September 30th, 2019

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Milky Way Project

This cloud of gas and dust in space is full of bubbles inflated by wind and radiation from massive young stars. Each bubble is about 10 to 30 light-years across and filled with hundreds to thousands of stars. The region lies in the Milky Way galaxy, in the constellation Aquila (aka the Eagle).

Provider: Spitzer Space Telescope

Image Source: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/6689-ssc2019-16a1-Bubbles-Bubbles-Everywhere-

Curator: Spitzer Space Telescope, Pasadena, CA, USA

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Star Formation
Spitzer_ssc2019-16a1_128
 

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 18h 36m 4.9s
DEC = -7° 24’ 36.3”
Orientation
North is 62.6° CCW
Field of View
1.1 x 1.1 degrees
Constellation
Scutum

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Spitzer (IRAC) Infrared 3.6 µm
Green Spitzer (IRAC) Infrared 8.0 µm
Red Spitzer (MIPS) Infrared 24.0 µm
Spectrum_ir1
Blue
Green
Red
Spitzer_ssc2019-16a1_1280
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ID
ssc2019-16a1
Subject Category
B.4.1.2  
Subject Name
Credits
NASA/JPL-Caltech/Milky Way Project
Release Date
2019-09-30
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/6689-ssc2019-16a1-Bubbles-Bubbles-Everywhere-
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Spitzer, Spitzer, Spitzer
Instrument
IRAC, IRAC, MIPS
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red
Band
Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
3600, 8000, 24000
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
279.0206099, -7.4100765
Reference Dimension
3250.0, 3250.0
Reference Pixel
1626.0, 1626.0
Scale
-0.000333204, 0.00033320406
Rotation
62.64
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
WCS retrieved using CXCs PinpointWCS
Creator (Curator)
Spitzer Space Telescope
URL
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu
Name
Email
Telephone
Address
1200 E. California Blvd.
City
Pasadena
State/Province
CA
Postal Code
91125
Country
USA
Rights
Publisher
Spitzer Science Center
Publisher ID
spitzer
Resource ID
ssc2019-16a1.tif
Metadata Date
2019-12-12
Metadata Version
1.1
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