Note: map colors have been added artificially to improve contrast.
Colors are only meaningful in the visible region of the spectrum.
Credits: WMAP Science Team, 2MASS, IRAS, GRO, NASA.
The Visible Spectrum
Infrared Sky
Ultraviolet Sky
   Microwave Sky
with nearby sources
       removed
(Cosmic Background
      Radiation)
X-ray Sky
Gamma-ray Sky
Microwave Sky
Visible Sky