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Great Observatories Present Rainbow of a Galaxy

NASA's Spitzer, Hubble, and Chandra space observatories teamed up to create this multi-wavelength, false-colored 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.

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About the Object (1)
Object name:M 82, Messier 82, NGC 3034, Cigar Galaxy
Object type:Galaxy
Position (J2000):RA: 09h 55m 52.20s  Dec: 69° 40' 7.00"
Distance:11.7 million light-years
Constellation:Ursa Major
About the Data
Spitzer Data
Instrument:IRAC
Release Date:2006/04/24

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Related links: Great Observatories Present Rainbow of a Galaxy



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