File:Milky Way IR Spitzer.jpg

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فارسی: این نگاره به عنوان نگارهٔ برگزیدهٔ هفته ۸ سال ۲۰۱۱ در ویکی‌پدیای فارسی انتخاب شده‌است.

Français : Cette image a été sélectionnée comme image de la semaine sur la Wikipédia en persan.

English: This image was selected as a picture of the week on the Persian Wikipedia for the 8th week, 2011.

Македонски: Оваа слика е избрана за слика на неделата на персиската Википедија за VIII недела од 2011 година.

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العربية: هذه الصورة بالأسعة تحت الحمراء من تلسكوب ناسا تظهر مئات الآلاف من النجوم منضغطة في قلب مجرتنا درب التبانة. في الصور بالضوء المرئي، هذه المنطقة لا يمكن رؤيتها على الإطلاق لأن الغبار بين الأرض و مركز المجرة يحجب الرؤية.

English: "This dazzling infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows hundreds of thousands of stars crowded into the swirling core of our spiral Milky Way galaxy. In visible-light pictures, this region cannot be seen at all because dust lying between Earth and the galactic centre blocks our view."
Image downscaled (2x) from original.

Français : Cœur de la voie lactée vu en infra-rouge par le téléscope spatial Spitzer de la NASA. Dans cette zone des centaines de milliers d'étoiles gravitent autour du centre galactique. En lumière visible, cette région n'est pas visible car elle est cachée par une grande quantité de poussière interstellaire.

Polski: Zdjęcie wykonane w podczerwieni przez należący do NASA Kosmiczny Teleskop Spitzera ukazuje setki tysięcy gwiazd zgromadzonych wokół centralnych rejonów Naszej Galaktyki. Ten region jest niewidoczny w zakresie światła widzialnego, gdyż jest przysłaniany przez obłoki pyłu usytuowane pomiędzy Ziemią a centrum Galaktyki

Türkçe: Samanyolu'nun NASA'nın çektiği ve galaksideki binlerce yıldızın yüzlercesini gösteren bir kızılötesi görüntüsü.

Date

English: released January 10, 2006

Polski: opublikowano 10 stycznia 2006

Source

http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/1540-ssc2006-02a-A-Cauldron-of-Stars-at-the-Galaxy-s-Centre

Author

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/S. Stolovy (SSC/Caltech)

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This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 12 August 2007. It was captioned as follows:

English: The centre of the Milky Way Galaxy seen through NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.

العربية: هذه الصورة بالأشعة تحت الحمراء من تلسكوب ناسا تظهر مئات الآلاف من النجوم منضغطة في قلب مجرتنا درب التبانة. في الصور بالضوء المرئي، هذه المنطقة لا يمكن رؤيتها على الإطلاق لأن الغبار بين الأرض و مركز المجرة يحجب الرؤية.

Asturianu: El cientru de la Vía Láctea adicáu dende'l Telescopiu espacial Spitzer, perteneciente a la NASA.

Беларуская: Цэнтр нашай Галактыкі, бачны праз касмічны тэлескоп Спіцар, НАСА.

Česky: Centrum naší galaxie, Mléčné dráhy zaznamenaný teleskopem Spitzer space telescope

Deutsch: Das Zentrum der Milchstraße in einer Falschfarbenaufnahme des Spitzer-Weltraumteleskop der NASA

English: The centre of the Milky Way Galaxy seen through NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.

Español: El centro de la Vía Láctea visto a través del Telescopio espacial Spitzer, perteneciente a la NASA.

Français : Le centre de la Voie lactée, vu par le télescope spatial Spitzer de la NASA.

Galego: A zona central da Vía Láctea vista co telescopio espacial Spitzer da NASA.

עברית: מרכז שביל החלב, כפי שהוא נראה מ טלסקופ החלל שפיצר של נאס"א

Magyar: A Tejútrendszer központja a NASA Spitzer űrtávcsövének infravörös felvételén

Íslenska: Miðja Vetrarbrautarinnar séð í gegnum Spitzer-geimsjónaukann.

Italiano: Il centro della Via Lattea visto in un'immagine del telescopio spaziale Spitzer della NASA.

日本語: NASA、スピッツァー宇宙望遠鏡撮影で見た銀河の中心。

Nederlands: Valse-kleuropname van het centrum van de Melkweg door de Spitzer Space Telescope van de NASA

Polski: Zdjęcie Drogi Mlecznej wykonane w podczerwieni przez należący do NASA Kosmiczny Teleskop Spitzera.

Português: Imagem do centro da Via Láctea obtida pelo Telescópio espacial Spitzer, da NASA.

Română: Centrul Căii Lactee văzut de Telescopul Spitzer Space.

Русский: Центр галактики Млечный Путь на снимке космического телескопа Спитцер ( NASA)

Svenska: Infraröd bild av Vintergatans centrum, från rymdteleskopet Spitzer.

Українська: Центр галактики Чумацький шлях на знимці телескопа Спітцера (SIRTF або SST, NASA). Кольори змінено.

中文（简体）‎: 斯皮泽太空望遠鏡拍摄的银河中心图象

中文（繁體）‎: 從史匹哲太空望遠鏡拍攝到的銀河系中心影像

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