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| The APEX telescope survey captures submillimetre wavelengths to show stars taking birth (videos below) |
February 27, 2016, NewsCrunch
Astronomers have released a new map of Milky Way using the APEX telescope in Chile.
Unlike the existing maps, which are based on infrared and visible light, the new map captures submillimetre wavelengths emitted by the galaxy.
It shows the regions where stars are taking birth in the Milky Way and nicely complements other space surveys.
The new map offers a breathtaking view of the Milky Way as visible from the southern hemisphere and is the sharpest such image every produced.
CNN video: Stunning Milky Way map produced from APEX telescope capturing submillimetre wavelengths
Stunning new image of our galaxy
Whoa. Astronomers just released a stunning new map of the Milky Way that shows where stars are born http://cnn.it/1oHQUZK
Posted by CNN on Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Different views of the Milky Way – visible light, infrared, submillimetre wavelengths
ATLASGAL Survey of Milky Way Completed
A spectacular new image of the Milky Way has been released to mark the completion of the APEX Telescope Large Area Survey of the Galaxy (#ATLASGAL). The APEX telescope in Chile has mapped the full area of the Galactic Plane visible from the southern hemisphere at submillimetre wavelengths — between infrared light and radio waves. This is the sharpest such map yet made, and complements those from recent space-based surveys. The pioneering 12-metre APEX telescope allows astronomers to study the cold Universe: gas and dust only a few tens of degrees above absolute zero.APEX, the Atacama Pathfinder EXperiment telescope, is located at 5100 metres above sea level on the Chajnantor Plateau in Chile’s Atacama region. The ATLASGAL survey took advantage of the unique characteristics of the telescope to provide a detailed view of the distribution of cold dense gas along the plane of the Milky Way galaxy. The new image includes most of the regions of star formation in the southern Milky Way....Read the Full Release here: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1606/Video Credit: ESO/APEX/ATLASGAL consortium/NASA/GLIMPSE consortium/ESA/Planck/VVV Survey/D. Minniti/S. GuisardAcknowledgement: Ignacio Toledo, Martin Kornmesser. Music: Johan B. Monell (www.johanmonell.com)
Posted by The European Extremely Large Telescope on Thursday, February 25, 2016