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COBE's Infrared View of the Universe: Zodiacal Light Removed

Stsci_1998-01c_1024

stsci_1998-01c January 9th, 1998

Credit: Michael Hauser (STScI), the COBE

This picture represents a view of the sky after the foreground glow of the solar system dust has been extracted. This image is dominated by emission from interstellar dust in the Milky Way Galaxy. The two bright objects in the center of the lower right quadrant are nearby galaxies, the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds.

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1998/news-1998-01

Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA

Image Use Policy: http://hubblesite.org/copyright/

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Image Type: Observation
Object Name: unknown
Subject - Distant Universe: Cosmology > Morphology > Cosmic Background

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 1h 11m 2.7s; DEC = -29° 0’ 28.0”
Constellation: Sculptor

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	COBE (DIRBE)	Infrared (Near-IR)	60.0 µm

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ID: 1998-01c
Subject Category: D.6.1.3
Subject Name: unknown
Credits: Michael Hauser (STScI), the COBE

Release Date: 1998-01-09T00:00:00
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Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1998/news-1998-01

Type: Observation
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes

Facility: COBE
Instrument: DIRBE
Color Assignment

Band: Infrared
Bandpass: Near-IR
Central Wavelength: 60000

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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
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Reference Value: 17.7611111, -29.0077778
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Creator (Curator): STScI
URL: http://hubblesite.org
Name: Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
Email: outreach@stsci.edu

Telephone: 410-338-4444
Address: 3700 San Martin Drive
City: Baltimore
State/Province: MD

Postal Code: 21218
Country: USA
Rights: http://hubblesite.org/copyright/

Publisher: STScI
Publisher ID: stsci
Resource ID: STSCI-H-p9801c-f-1024x512.tif

Resource URL: https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p9801c-f-1024x512.tif
Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1998/01

Metadata Date: 2022-07-06T00:00:00
Metadata Version: 1.2

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