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Compass and Scale File for Galactic Center
CreditsIllustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI); Science Credit: NASA, ESA, and Q.D. Wang (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2009
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2009-02-2452-image
Credits
Illustration: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI);Science Credit: NASA, ESA, and Q.D. Wang (University of Massachusetts, Amherst)
Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | Galactic Center |
| Object Description | Center of the Milky Way Galaxy |
| R.A. Position | 17h 45m 36.0s |
| Dec. Position | -28° 55' 58.8" |
| Constellation | Sagittarius |
| Distance | 26,000 light-years (8 kiloparsecs) |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | This image was composited from Hubble and Spitzer data. The Hubble component was from the HST proposal : Q.D. Wang (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), S. Stolovy (Caltech), C. Lang (University of Iowa), A. Cotera (SETI Institute), M. Muno (Caltech), M. Morris (University of California, Los Angeles), D. Calzetti (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), S. Ramirez (Caltech), and G. Schneider (University of Arizona). The Spitzer Space Telescope data were courtesy of NASA, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and S. Stolovy (Spitzer Science Center/California Institute of Technology). |
| Instrument | HST>NICMOS and SST>IRAC |
| Exposure Dates | September 3, 2004 and September 15, 2005 (IRAC), and February 22 - June 5, 2008 (NICMOS) |
| Filters | NICMOS IRAC 8.0 microns, 5.8 microns, 4.5 microns, and 3.6 microns |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | Red: NICMOS + IRAC 8.0 microns Orange: IRAC 5.8 microns Green: IRAC 4.5 microns Blue: IRAC 3.6 microns |
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