Cigar galaxy (M82). Combined optical,infrared and X-ray image of the Cigar galaxy (M82). This image was obtained by combining data from three of NASA's Great Observatories,found in Earth orbit. Optical data (orange/green,central galactic plane) is from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Infrared data (red,dust clouds) is from the Spitzer Space Telescope (SST). X-ray data (blue,hot gas) is from the Chandra X-ray Observatory (CXO). M82 is 12 million light years from Earth,in the constellation of Ursa Major | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / NASA / JHU / AURA / ESA / UofA / CXC / STScI / JPL-CALTECH |
Taille de l’image : | 4299 px × 3490 px |
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