spitzer_sig06-010 April 24th, 2006
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/STScI/CXC/UofA/
NASA's Spitzer, Hubble, and Chandra space observatories teamed up to create this multi-wavelength view of the M82 galaxy. The lively portrait celebrates Hubble's "sweet sixteen" birthday.X-ray data recorded by Chandra appears in blue; infrared light recorded by Spitzer appears in red; Hubble's observations of hydrogen emission appear in orange, and the bluest visible light appears in yellow-green.
Provider: Spitzer Space Telescope
Image Source: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/2205-sig06-010-M82-Great-Observatories-Present-Rainbow-of-a-Galaxy
Curator: Spitzer Space Telescope, Pasadena, CA, USA
Image Use Policy: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/info/18-Image-Use-Policy
Detailed color mapping information coming soon...
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