Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

COBE All-Sky Map

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 7, 2006 is “COBE All-Sky Map,” an image. It is credited to Credit: COBE Project , DMR , NASA. The original explanation runs about 113 words.

COBE All-Sky Map
Credit: COBE Project , DMR , NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“This historic all-sky map is based on the first two years of data from NASA’s COsmic Background Explorer (COBE) satellite, launched in November of 1989. The map shows minute temperature variations (red is hotter) imprinted on the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) radiation by structures in the early Universe .”

— APOD editors, October 7, 2006

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
October 7, 2006
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: COBE Project , DMR , NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 113 words

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