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M101 Composite Image: Spitzer Data (Red Component)
The red color shows Spitzer's view in infrared light. It highlights the heat emitted by dust lanes in the galaxy where stars can form. CreditsNASA, Jet Propulsion Lab/Caltech, and K. Gordon (STScI)
- Date
- Jan 1, 2009
- Mission
- Hubble Space Telescope
- Archive ID
- hubblesite-images-2009-07-2480-image
The red color shows Spitzer's view in infrared light. It highlights the heat emitted by dust lanes in the galaxy where stars can form.
Credits
NASA, Jet Propulsion Lab/Caltech, and K. Gordon (STScI)Image Details
| About The Object | |
|---|---|
| Object Name | M101, NGC 4547, The Pinwheel Galaxy |
| Object Description | Face-on Spiral Galaxy |
| R.A. Position | 14h 3m 13.0s |
| Dec. Position | 54° 20' 52.99" |
| Constellation | Ursa Major |
| Distance | 21.8 million light-years (6.7 megaparsecs) |
| Dimensions | This image is 18 arcminutes (114,000 light-years or 35,000 parsecs) wide. |
| About The Data | |
| Data Description | The science team for the Spitzer data include K. Gordon (STScI), C. Engelbracht, G. Rieke, K. Misselt, and J.-D. Smith (University of Arizona), and R. Kennicutt (University of Cambridge). |
| Instrument | Spitzer>IRA and Spitzer>MIPS |
| Exposure Dates | Mar 8, 2004 and May 10/11, 2004 |
| Filters | 85 sec/pixel (IRAC and; 200 sec/pixel (MIPS 24 micron) |
| About The Image | |
| Color Info | Red: 85 sec/pixel (IRAC) and 200 sec/pixel (MIPS 24 micron) |
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