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Chandra/Hubble/Spitzer X-ray/Visible/Infrared Image of M82
Composite of multi-wavelength images of the active galaxy M82 from the three Great Observatories: Hubble Space Telescope, Chandra X-Ray Observatory, and Spitzer Space Telescope. X-ray data recorded by Chandra (courtesy of NASA/CXC/JHU/D.Strickland) appears here in blue; infrared...
- Date
- Jan 1, 2006
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2006-14-1882-image
Composite of multi-wavelength images of the active galaxy M82 from the three Great Observatories: Hubble Space Telescope, Chandra X-Ray Observatory, and Spitzer Space Telescope. X-ray data recorded by Chandra (courtesy of NASA/CXC/JHU/D.Strickland) appears here in blue; infrared light recorded by Spitzer (courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech/C. Engelbracht (University of Arizona)) appears in red; Hubble's observations (courtesy of NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)) of hydrogen emission appears in orange, and the bluest visible light appears in yellow-green.
Credits
NASA, ESA, CXC, and JPL-CaltechImage Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | M82, NGC 3034 |
| Object Description | Starburst Galaxy |
| R.A. Position | 09h 55m 52.0s |
| Dec. Position | 69° 40' 48.99" |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 12 million light-years (3.7 Megaparsecs) |
| About The Data | |
| Instrument | HST>ACS/WFC, CXO>X-ray, SST>Infrared |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | Blue: X-ray Yellow-green: F435W (B) Orange: F658N (H alpha) Red: Infrared |
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