A Large Near-Infrared Image of the Galactic Center Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • We have obtained a K band image of the central 30 40 arcminutes of the Galaxy at a scale of 1.4/pixel using a 256 256 Pt: Si Schottky barrier diode array detector provided by the Hughes Aircraft Company. The excellent cosmetic quality and large field of this device provide an unprecedented view of the inner Galaxy. Images of the central 10 arcminutes at a scale of 0.9/pixel in the H (1.65m) and K (2.2m) bands produced with the same detector array have been combined to produce a color picture, which clearly shows the circumnuclear molecular ring in absorption; this picture demonstrates directly that the southwestern side of the ring lies in front of, and the northeastern side behind, the Galactic center.

published proceedings

  • Symposium - International Astronomical Union

author list (cited authors)

  • Gatley, I., Joyce, R., Fowler, A., Depoy, D., & Probst, R.

citation count

  • 2

complete list of authors

  • Gatley, Ian||Joyce, R||Fowler, A||Depoy, D||Probst, R

publication date

  • January 1989