Comparison between the thermal gas observables and the MINOT model prediction. Left: comparison between ROSAT X-ray images and the MINOT model prediction. The scale is linear from −10 to 10 s⁻¹ deg⁻² and logarithmic above. Contours are as ±5 × 2^N s⁻¹ deg⁻², with N the contour index starting at 0. Right: comparison between the Planck Compton parameter MILCA image and the MINOT model prediction. The contours are multiples of 3σ, where σ is the rms of the residual map. The Planck 10 arcmin FWHM beam is shown as a filled white circle. All maps where smoothed (in addition the intrinsic resolution) with a 2 arcmin FWHM gaussian beam for visual purpose. All the sky patches shown here are 1° × 1°.