Hubble-Spitzer composite of the galactic centre (full-field)
Credit:
NASA, ESA, Q.D. Wang (University of Massachusetts, Amherst) and S. Stolovy (Caltech)
About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo0902d |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 5 January 2009, 19:00 |
| Size: | 12203 x 4731 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Milky Way |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Galaxy : Component : Center/Core |
| Distance: | 25000 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Infrared Near-IR |
3.6 μm | Spitzer Space Telescope IRAC |
| Infrared Near-IR |
4.5 μm | Spitzer Space Telescope IRAC |
| Infrared Near-IR |
5.8 μm | Spitzer Space Telescope IRAC |
| Infrared Near-IR |
8.0 μm | Spitzer Space Telescope IRAC |
| Infrared Near-IR |
Hubble Space Telescope NICMOS |
