Galactic Center Region in Near-Infrared from Hubble
stsci_2009-28e November 10th, 2009
Credit: NASA, ESA, Q.D. Wang (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), and STScI
Although best known for its visible-light images, the Hubble Space Telescope also observes over a limited range of infrared light. The galactic center is marked by the bright patch in the lower right. Along the left side are large arcs of warm gas that have been heated by clusters of bright massive stars. In addition, Hubble uncovered many more massive stars across the region. Winds and radiation from these stars create the complex structures seen in the gas throughout the image. This sweeping panorama is the sharpest infrared picture ever made of the galactic center region.
Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute
Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2009/news-2009-28
Curator: STScI, Baltimore, MD, USA
Image Use Policy: http://hubblesite.org/copyright/
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- ID
- 2009-28e
- Subject Category
- B.5.1.1 B.5.4.9
- Subject Name
- Galactic Center
- Credits
- NASA, ESA, Q.D. Wang (University of Massachusetts, Amherst), and STScI
- Release Date
- 2009-11-10T00:00:00
- Lightyears
- 26,000
- Redshift
- 26,000
- Reference Url
- https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/2009/news-2009-28
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Good
- Distance Notes
- Distance in lightyears
- Facility
- Hubble, Hubble
- Instrument
- NICMOS, NICMOS
- Color Assignment
- Yellow, Yellow
- Band
- Infrared, Infrared
- Bandpass
- Paschen-Alpha, Paschen-Alpha continuum
- Central Wavelength
- 1870, 1900
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- Reference Value
- 266.40000000, -28.93300000
- Reference Dimension
- Reference Pixel
- Scale
- Rotation
- Coordinate System Projection:
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- FITS Header
- Notes
- Creator (Curator)
- STScI
- URL
- http://hubblesite.org
- Name
- Space Telescope Science Institute Office of Public Outreach
- 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-p0928e-f-6300x3000.tif
- Resource URL
- https://mast.stsci.edu/api/latest/Download/file?uri=mast:OPO/product/STSCI-H-p0928e-f-6300x3000.tif
- Related Resources
- http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2009/28
- Metadata Date
- 2022-07-06T00:00:00
- Metadata Version
- 1.2
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