Gemini Hokupa’a/QUIRC image of region around galactic center
40” x 40” Gemini Hokupa’a/QUIRC adaptive optics image of region around Milky Way galactic center. Expanded view shows IRS 13E and W from deconvolved Kp band image. Coordinates are in arcseconds offset from SgrA*.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA
About the Image
| Id: | geminiann04017a |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | Nov. 4, 2004, 5 a.m. |
| Related announcements: | geminiann04017 |
| Size: | 495 x 436 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Galactic Center |
| Category: | Galaxies |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared Kp | 2.12 μm | Gemini North Hokupa'a-36 / QUIRC |