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

This image shows the same part of sky again at even shorter wavelengths, the near-infrared, as seen by ESO’s VISTA infrared survey telescope at the Paranal Observatory in Chile. Regions appearing as dark dust tendrils here show up brightly in the ATLASGAL view.

This image is part of a comparison image.

Créditos:

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

Sobre a imagem

Id:eso1606i
Tipo:Observação
Data de divulgação:24 de Fevereiro de 2016 às 12:00
Tamanho:12270 x 1922 px

Sobre o objeto

Nome:Milky Way, Milky Way Galactic Centre
Tipo:Milky Way : Galaxy : Component : Center/Core
Constellation:Sagittarius
Categoria:Galaxies

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Coordenadas

Position (RA):17 46 9.60
Position (Dec):-28° 44' 45.48"
Field of view:1231.84 x 192.96 arcminutes
Orientação:O norte está a 58.6° à esquerda da vertical

Cores e filtros

BandaComprimento de ondaTelescópio
Infravermelho
J
1.25 μmVisible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
VIRCAM
Infravermelho
H
1.65 μmVisible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
VIRCAM
Infravermelho
Ks
2.15 μmVisible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy
VIRCAM