Universe  ID: 30995

Sombrero Galaxy in Multiple Wavelengths

Released on October 29, 2018
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The Sombrero Galaxy's dust and inner flat disk are very clear in the infrared.
The Sombrero Galaxy has a distinctive ring of dust that circles a smooth bulge of stars. The galaxy's dust and inner flat disk are very clear in the infrared. The Sombrero Galaxy may be a spiral galaxy like the Milky Way, but because of its extremely edge-on orientation, we see it in the flat pancake aspect. Our Milky Way would also have this appearance if viewed from the side angle.

Optical: The dust ring is partially hidden in the galaxy's visible-light glow.
Infrared: The galaxy's dust and inner flat disk are clear when viewing infrared.
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Hubble optical image of Sombrero Galaxy

The dust ring is partially hidden in the galaxy's visible-light glow.
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Spitzer Near-Infrared image of Sombrero Galaxy

The galaxy's dust and inner flat disk are clear when viewing infrared.
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Hubble and Spitzer images combined of the Sombrero Galaxy
 

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Credits

Greg Bacon (STScI): Visualizer
Robert Kennicutt (University of Arizona): Image Processing
Leann Johnson (GST): Lead Technical Support
Please give credit for this item to:
Video: NASA, ESA, and G. Bacon (STScI)
Image Credits:
  • Optical: NASA/Hubble Space Telescope/Hubble Heritage Team (STScI)
  • Infrared: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Kennicutt (University of Arizona) and the SINGS Team.

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Missions:
Hubble
Spitzer - Spitzer Space Telescope

Data Used:
Spitzer Space Telescope
Hubble Space Telescope
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Keywords:
SVS >> Dust
SVS >> Galaxy
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Infrared
SVS >> Hyperwall
SVS >> Star
NASA Science >> Universe