APOD: 2020 June 23 - The X Ray Sky from eROSITA

Good morning, Rallypoint. Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) is titled "The X Ray Sky from eROSITA." And here I thought that Spektr was only found in James Bond stories. Not so. The Spektr-RG (Röntgen + Gamma) satellite, launched in July 2019 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, carries the eROSITA X-Ray telescope that is responsible for today's APOD. X-rays are about 1,000 times more energetic than visible light photons and are produced by violent explosions (e.g. supernovae) and high temperature astronomical environments. Mouse over the image from the APOD page to see its details. The plane of the Milky Way is across the image center.