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
Band | Våglängd | Teleskop |
---|---|---|
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 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |
Synligt ljus B | 479 nm | Digitized Sky Survey 2 |