Wide-field view of the centre of the Milky Way

This visible light wide-field view shows the rich star clouds in the constellation of Sagittarius (the Archer) in the direction of the centre of our Milky Way galaxy. The entire image is filled with vast numbers of stars — but far more remain hidden behind clouds of dust and are only revealed in infrared images. This view was created from photographs in red and blue light and forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The field of view is approximately 3.5 degrees x 3.6 degrees.

Källa:

ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin and S. Guisard (www.eso.org/~sguisard)

Om bilden

ID:galactic-centre-a
Typ:Observation
Publiceringsdatum:16 december 2019 17:00
Storlek:4257 x 1775 px

Om objektet

Namn:Milky Way Galactic Centre
Typ:Milky Way : Galaxy : Component : Center/Core
Constellation:Sagittarius
Kategori:Stars

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Koordinater

Position (RA):17 45 34.83
Position (Dec):-28° 59' 44.38"
Field of view:35.67 x 14.87 arcminutes
Orientering:Nord är 121.3° höger om lodrätt

Färger och filter

BandVåglängdTeleskop
Synligt ljus
B
425 nm Other
N/A
Synligt ljus
V
550 nm Other
N/A
Synligt ljus
R
625 nm Other
N/A
Synligt ljus
R
649 nmDigitized Sky Survey 2
Synligt ljus
B
479 nmDigitized Sky Survey 2