Anomalous Arms
April 17, 2007
In this composite image of spiral galaxy M106 (NGC 4258), optical data from the Digitized Sky Survey is shown as yellow, radio data from the Very Large Array appears as purple, X-ray data from Chandra is coded blue, and infrared data from the Spitzer Space Telescope appears red. Two anomalous arms, which aren't visible at optical wavelengths, appear as purple and blue emission.
Topics:
Technology Internet, Infrared imaging, Spiral galaxies, Observational astronomy, X-ray, Messier 106, Astronomical survey, Spitzer Space Telescope, Centaurus A, Infrared, Canes Venatici constellation, NGC
