Astronomy Picture of the Day · July 29, 1998

The High Energy Heart Of The Milky Way

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 29, 1998 is “The High Energy Heart Of The Milky Way,” an image. It is credited to Credit: SIGMA Team (SAp, Saclay; CESR, Toulouse; IKI, Moscow). The original explanation runs about 188 words.

From the explanation

“These high resolution false color pictures of the Galactic center region in high energy X-ray and gamma-ray light result from a very long exposure of roughly 3,000 hours performed from 1990 to 1997 by the French SIGMA telescope onboard the Russian GRANAT spacecraft .”

— APOD editors, July 29, 1998

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At a glance

Date: July 29, 1998
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: SIGMA Team (SAp, Saclay; CESR, Toulouse; IKI, Moscow)
Copyright: No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 188 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, July 29, 1998 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-1998-july-29-the-high-energy-heart-of-the-milky-way

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