Comparison of the central part of the Milky Way at different wavelengths

This video comparison shows the central regions of the Milky Way observed in four different wavelength ranges. The first view shows compact sources of submillimetre radiation detected by APEX as part of the ATLASGAL survey, combined with complementary data from ESA’s Planck satellite, to capture more extended features. The second view shows the same region as seen in shorter, infrared, wavelengths by NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope as part of the GLIMPSE survey.