Bow Shocks Between the Bubbles

Spitzer_ssc2019-16b_1024

spitzer_ssc2019-16b September 30th, 2019

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Milky Way Project

These four images show bow shocks, or arcs of warm dust formed as winds from fast-moving stars push aside dust grains scattered sparsely through most of the nebula.

Provider: Spitzer Space Telescope

Image Source: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/6693-ssc2019-16b-Bow-Shocks-Between-the-Bubbles

Curator: Spitzer Space Telescope, Pasadena, CA, USA

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Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Interstellar Medium
Spitzer_ssc2019-16b_128
 

Position Details

Orientation
North is up

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Spitzer (IRAC) Infrared 3.6 µm
Green Spitzer (IRAC) Infrared 8.0 µm
Red Spitzer (MIPS) Infrared 8.0 µm
Spectrum_base
Blue
Green
Red
Spitzer_ssc2019-16b_1280
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ID
ssc2019-16b
Subject Category
B.4.1.1  
Subject Name
Credits
NASA/JPL-Caltech/Milky Way Project
Release Date
2019-09-30
Lightyears
Redshift
Reference Url
http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/6693-ssc2019-16b-Bow-Shocks-Between-the-Bubbles
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, 8000
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
Equinox
Reference Value
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
0
Coordinate System Projection:
Quality
FITS Header
Notes
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
ssc2019-16b.tif
Metadata Date
2019-09-30
Metadata Version
1.1
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