Chandra image of Messier 82
Composite image of the active galaxy Messier 82 from x-ray observations by Chandra X-Ray Observatory in three energy bands coded in red (lowest energy x-ray photons), green and blue (highest energy).
Credit:
NASA/CXC/JHU/D.Strickland
About the Image
| Id: | heic0604e |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 24 April 2006, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0604 |
| Size: | 3618 x 4522 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Cigar Galaxy, Messier 82 |
| Type: | • Local Universe : Galaxy : Activity : Starburst |
| Distance: | 13 million light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| X-ray | Chandra ACIS |
| X-ray | Chandra ACIS |
| X-ray | Chandra ACIS |
