WISE Home Images Movies & Simulations Slideshows       Click a thumbnail to find out more about the images below. The Eagle Nebula (M16) An infrared image of M16, the Eagle Nebula, taken by the ESA/ISO satellite. More Near-Infrared Universe Panoramic view of the entire near-infrared sky reveals the distribution of galaxies beyond the Milky Way. More       Center of the Milky Way This is the central region of the Milky Way Galaxy as viewed in infrared light. More Sombrero Galaxy (M104) A composite of infrared and visible light images from the Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes of the Sombrero Galaxy. More       Orion Visible and Infrared Seen here is an animated comparison of the constellation Orion viewed in visible and infrared light. More Orion Flash Animation View an animated comparison of the full Orion constellation in visible and infrared light. More                 WISE Cryostat Initial assembly of the WISE cryostat. The cryostat is a 2-stage solid hydrogen dewar that is used to cool the WISE optics and detectors. More     WISE Telescope The WISE telescope is an all aluminum optical system that will produce images of the sky with 2.75 arcsec resolution in four infrared spectral bands. More                 Barrel of the Telescope View looking down the barrel of the WISE telescope. More     Imager Optics The WISE back-end imager optics. This picture shows the imager optics which are mounted at the back of the optical system. More                 WISE Detector This picture shows one of the four WISE detectors: the WISE Mercury Cadmium Telluride Focal Plane Mount Assembly (HgCdTe FPMA). More     Secondary Tank An image of the WISE cryostat secondary tank aluminum foam. The secondary tank cools the WISE optics and HgCdTe detectors. More                 The WISE Solar Array The solar arrays attached to the WISE spacecraft at Ball Aerospace. More     WISE Poster Download the new WISE poster showing the WISE spacecraft superimposed over an image of the Milky Way in infared light. More                 Artist Spacecraft Concepts Images of the WISE spacecraft rendered by artists. More     WISE Flight Sytem The WISE flight system is all assembled! More                 The WISE Team The science team in their "bunny suits." More     WISE Arrives at Vandenberg WISE being received at Vandenberg Air Force Base cloaked in protective covering. More                 Readying for Flight WISE being prepared for flight at Vandenberg Air Force Base. More     Rocket Assembly Assembly of the WISE launch vehicle, a Delta 7320 rocket, is well underway. More
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