Universe
ID: 30560
A new, zoomable panorama from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows us our galaxy's plane all the way around us in infrared light. The 360-degree mosaic comes primarily from the GLIMPSE360 project, which stands for Galactic Legacy Infrared Mid-Plane Survey Extraordinaire. It consists of more than 2 million snapshots taken in infrared light over 10 years, beginning in 2003 when Spitzer launched.
Image and movie adapted for use on the hyperwall from http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/5762-ssc2014-02a-GLIMPSE-the-Galaxy-All-the-Way-Around
NASA's Spitzer Telescope Brings 360-Degree View of Galaxy to Our Fingertips
Image and movie adapted for use on the hyperwall from http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/5762-ssc2014-02a-GLIMPSE-the-Galaxy-All-the-Way-Around
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Marit Jentoft-Nilsen: Project Support
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NASA/JPL-Caltech/GLIMPSE Team
NASA/JPL-Caltech/GLIMPSE Team
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Mission:
Spitzer - Spitzer Space Telescope
Keywords:
SVS >> Infrared
SVS >> Milky Way
SVS >> Hyperwall
SVS >> Spitzer
NASA Science >> Universe
SVS >> Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)
http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/30560
Mission:
Spitzer - Spitzer Space Telescope
Keywords:
SVS >> Infrared
SVS >> Milky Way
SVS >> Hyperwall
SVS >> Spitzer
NASA Science >> Universe
SVS >> Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)
