Submillimetre and infrared view of the Galactic Centre
This is a colour composite image of the central region of our Milky Way galaxy, about 26 000 light years from Earth. Giant clouds of gas and dust are shown in blue, as detected by the LABOCA instrument on the Atacama Pathfinder Experiment (APEX) telescope at submillimetre wavelengths (870 micron). The image also contains near-infrared data from the 2MASS project at K-band (in red), H-band (in green), and J-band (in blue). The image shows a region approximately 100 light-years wide.
Credit:ESO/APEX/2MASS/A. Eckart et al.
About the Image
| Id: | eso0841a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 18 November 2008 |
| Related releases: | eso0841 |
| Size: | 3000 x 3000 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Milky Way Galactic Centre |
| Type: | Milky Way : Galaxy : Component : Center/Core |
| Distance: | 25000 light years |
| Constellation: | Sagittarius |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 17 45 36.60 |
| Position (Dec): | -29° 0' 6.51" |
| Field of view: | 16.67 x 16.67 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 1.6° right of vertical |
View in WorldWide Telescope:
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared J | 1.235 μm |
Other
N/A |
| Millimeter Submillimetre | 870 μm | Atacama Pathfinder Experiment LABOCA |
| Infrared H | 1.662 μm |
Other
N/A |
| Infrared K | 2.159 μm |
Other
N/A |