Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

GLIMPSE the Milky Way

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for December 16, 2005 is “GLIMPSE the Milky Way,” an image. It is credited to Credit: E. Mercer ( Boston Univ. ), et al. , SSC , JPL-Caltech , NASA , and the GLIMPSE Team. The original explanation runs about 138 words.

GLIMPSE the Milky Way
Credit: E. Mercer ( Boston Univ. ), et al. , SSC , JPL-Caltech , NASA , and the GLIMPSE Team Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Scroll right and gaze through the dusty plane of our Milky Way Galaxy in infrared light . The cosmic panorama is courtesy of the Galactic Legacy Infrared Mid-Plane Survey Extraordinaire ( GLIMPSE ) project and the Spitzer Space Telescope .”

— APOD editors, December 16, 2005

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
December 16, 2005
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: E. Mercer ( Boston Univ. ), et al. , SSC , JPL-Caltech , NASA , and the GLIMPSE Team
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 138 words

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Topics in this entry

The Milky WayGalaxies

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