WMAP Data Product Images

The data made available through this page has been updated. The most recent version of this data may be accessed through https://lambda.gsfc.nasa.gov/product/wmap/current/"

• Science On A Sphere: Sky map images formatted to be compatible with the NOAA's "Science On A Sphere" 3D visualization system.
• Google Earth: Sky map images formatted to be compatible with the Google Earth 3D visualization application.
• Worldwide Telescope: Sky map images formatted to be compatible with the Microsoft Research Worldwide Telescope 3D visualization application.

WMAP Five-year Paper Figures
Figures from the Five-Year WMAP papers in a form suitable for use in talks. Image Credit: NASA / LAMBDA Archive Team
	Hinshaw, et al. Figures from the paper "Five-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Data Processing, Sky Maps, and Basic Results" in a form suitable for use in talks. Please acknowledge the WMAP Science Team when using these images.	(Images)
	Hill, et al. Figures from the paper "Five-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Beam Maps and Window from WMAP Data" in a form suitable for use in talks. Please acknowledge the WMAP Science Team when using these images.	(Images)
	Gold, et al. Figures from the paper "Five-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Galactic Foreground Emission from WMAP Data" in a form suitable for use in talks. Please acknowledge the WMAP Science Team when using these images.	(Images)
	Wright, et al. Figures from the paper "Five-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Point Source Catalog from WMAP Data" in a form suitable for use in talks. Please acknowledge the WMAP Science Team when using these images.	(Images)
	Nolta, et al. Figures from the paper "Five-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Angular Power Spectra From WMAP Data" in a form suitable for use in talks. Please acknowledge the WMAP Science Team when using these images.	(Images)
	Dunkley, et al. Figures from the paper "Five-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Data Processing, Liklihoods, and Parameters" in a form suitable for use in talks. Please acknowledge the WMAP Science Team when using these images.	(Images)
	Komatsu, et al. Figures from the paper "Five-Year Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) Observations: Cosmological Interpretation From WMAP Data" in a form suitable for use in talks. Please acknowledge the WMAP Science Team when using these images.	(Images)

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WMAP Full-sky Temperature Maps
The images below represent full-sky maps of the cosmic microwave background anisotropy and foreground signal from our galaxy (in red). The 5 frequency maps are constructed from the differential time-ordered observations of the ten WMAP differencing assemblies. Galactic foreground is stongest in K band, weakest in V and W bands. Image Credit: NASA / LAMBDA Archive Team
	K-Band Map (23 GHz) Linear scale from -200 to 200 uK	PNG (55 kb - 256x512 pixels) PNG (208 kb - 512x1024 pixels) PNG (799 kb - 1024x2048 pixels)
	Ka-Band Map (33 GHz) Linear scale from -200 to 200 uK	PNG (79 kb - 256x512 pixels) PNG (307 kb - 512x1024 pixels) PNG (1.2 mb - 1024x2048 pixels)
	Q-Band Map (41 GHz) Linear scale from -200 to 200 uK	PNG (88 kb - 256x512 pixels) PNG (341 kb - 512x1024 pixels) PNG (1.3 mb - 1024x2048 pixels)
	V-Band Map (61 GHz) Linear scale from -200 to 200 uK	PNG (95 kb - 256x512 pixels) PNG (370 kb - 512x1024 pixels) PNG (1.4 mb - 1024x2048 pixels)
	W-Band Map (94 GHz) Linear scale from -200 to 200 uK	PNG (94 kb - 256x512 pixels) PNG (368 kb - 512x1024 pixels) PNG (1.4 mb - 1024x2048 pixels)

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WMAP CMB Power Spectra
Temperature and polarization power spectra derived from the WMAP Five-year data. Data are represented as points, curves correspond to the best-fit LCDM model, and shaded regions delineate cosmic variance about the model. Image Credit: NASA / LAMBDA Archive Team
	WMAP Five-year TT and TE Power Spectra See Fig. 13 of Hinshaw et al. (2008)	PNG (17 kb - 1024x1227 pixels) PNG (39 kb - 2048x2454 pixels)
	WMAP Five-year TT Power Spectrum compared to recent measurements of ACBAR, Boomerang and CBI. See Fig. 2 of Nolta et al. (2008)	PNG (13 kb - 679x1024 pixels) PNG (75 kb - 2714x4096 pixels)
	WMAP Five-year EE Power Spectrum compared to recent measurements of Boomerang, CAPMAP, CBI and DASI. See Fig. 10 of Nolta et al. (2008)	PNG (16 kb - 691x1024 pixels) PNG (65 kb - 2763x4096 pixels)

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WMAP Internal Linear Combination Map
The Internal Linear Combination Map is a weighted linear combination of the five WMAP frequency maps. The weights are computed using criteria which minimize the Galactic foreground contribution to the sky signal. The resultant map provides a low-contamination image of the CMB anisotropy. Image Credit: NASA / LAMBDA Archive Team
	Internal Linear Combination Map Galactic coordinates, Mollweide projection Linear scale from -200 to 200 uK	PNG (97 kb - 256x512 pixels) PNG (381 kb - 512x1024 pixels) PNG (1.4 mb - 1024x2048 pixels)
	Internal Linear Combination Map Ecliptic coordinates, Lambert Azimuthal Equal Area projection Linear scale from -200 to 200 uK	PNG (98 kb - 256x512 pixels) PNG (383 kb - 512x1024 pixels) PNG (1.4 mb - 1024x2048 pixels)

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WMAP Foreground Model Maps, 3-color images
Three-color maps from the Maximum Entropy Method (MEM) model for the 5 WMAP frequency bands. These maps indicate which emission mechanism dominates as a function of frequency and sky position. Synchrotron is red, free-free is green, and thermal dust is blue. Image Credit: NASA / LAMBDA Archive Team
	K-Band Map (23 GHz) Logarithmic scale	PNG (163 kb - 256x512 pixels) PNG (526 kb - 512x1024 pixels) PNG (1.4 mb - 1024x2048 pixels)
	Ka-Band Map (33 GHz) Logarithmic scale	PNG (187 kb - 256x512 pixels) PNG (614 kb - 512x1024 pixels) PNG (1.6 mb - 1024x2048 pixels)
	Q-Band Map (41 GHz) Logarithmic scale	PNG (200 kb - 256x512 pixels) PNG (654 kb - 512x1024 pixels) PNG (1.7 mb - 1024x2048 pixels)
	V-Band Map (61 GHz) Logarithmic scale	PNG (205 kb - 256x512 pixels) PNG (666 kb - 512x1024 pixels) PNG (1.7 mb - 1024x2048 pixels)
	W-Band Map (94 GHz) Logarithmic scale	PNG (195 kb - 256x512 pixels) PNG (620 kb - 512x1024 pixels) PNG (1.6 mb - 1024x2048 pixels)

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Links are below for previous releases of WMAP Images:

Three Years Data Images.

First Year Data Images.