Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Microwave Milky Way

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 9, 2010 is “Microwave Milky Way,” an image. It is credited to Credit: ESA , Planck HFI & LFI Consortia. The original explanation runs about 159 words.

Microwave Milky Way
Credit: ESA , Planck HFI & LFI Consortia Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Seen from our edge-on perspective , the Milky Way Galaxy sprawls across the middle of this false-color, all sky view . The expansive microwave map is based on 1 year’s worth of data from instruments onboard the sky-surveying Planck spacecraft .”

— APOD editors, July 9, 2010

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
July 9, 2010
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: ESA , Planck HFI & LFI Consortia
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 159 words

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