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IMAGES > CMB IMAGES > NINE YEAR MICROWAVE SKY

http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/media/121238/index.html

Nine Year Microwave Sky

The detailed, all-sky picture of the infant universe created from nine years of WMAP data. The image reveals 13.77 billion year old temperature fluctuations (shown as color differences) that correspond to the seeds that grew to become the galaxies. The signal from our galaxy was subtracted using the multi-frequency data. This image shows a temperature range of ± 200 microKelvin.

Credit: NASA / WMAP Science Team

WMAP # 121238

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9 year WMAP image of background cosmic radiation (2012)
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Source http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/media/121238/ilc_9yr_moll4096.png
Author NASA / WMAP Science Team

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A map of cosmic background radiation from when the universe was around 380,000 years old. The colours are artificial and show tiny temperature variations.

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21 December 2012

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