Comparison of the central part of the Milky Way at different wavelengths

The top panel shows compact sources of submillimetre radiation detected by APEX as part of the ATLASGAL survey, combined with complementary data from ESA’s Planck satellite, to capture more extended features.

This image is part of a comparison image.

Herkunftsnachweis:

ESO/ATLASGAL consortium/NASA/GLIMPSE consortium/VVV Survey/ESA/Planck/D. Minniti/S. GuisardAcknowledgement: Ignacio Toledo, Martin Kornmesser

Über das Bild

ID:eso1606g
Typ:Beobachtung
Veröffentlichungsdatum:24. Februar 2016 12:00
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Über das Objekt

Name:Milky Way, Milky Way Galactic Centre
Typ:Milky Way : Galaxy : Component : Center/Core
Constellation:Sagittarius
Kategorie:Galaxies

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Koordinaten

Position (RA):17 46 9.60
Position (Dec):-28° 44' 45.48"
Field of view:1231.84 x 192.96 arcminutes
Orientierung:Die Nordrichtung liegt 58.6° links zur Vertikale

Farben & Filter

SpektralbereichWellenlängeTeleskop
Millimeter
344 GHz
870 μmAtacama Pathfinder Experiment
LABOCA