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Jan 1, 2024 · The Milky Way as seen in different wavelengths of light. The most familiar view is optical (or visible) light, which is the 3rd image from the bottom. In optical light, gas clouds darken our view ...
Nov 8, 2017 · Using infrared images from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, scientists have discovered that the Milky Way's elegant spiral structure is dominated by just two arms wrapping off the ends of a central bar of stars. Previously, our galaxy was thought to possess four major arms. This annotated artist's concept illustrates the new view of the Milky ...
- NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC/Caltech)
Mar 31, 2016 · This infrared image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the centre of the Milky Way, 27 000 light-years away from Earth. Using the infrared capabilities of Hubble, astronomers were able to peer through the dust which normally obscures the view of this interesting region.
Jun 21, 2021 · Jun 21, 2021. Jaron Schneider. Accomplished astrophotographer Bartosz Wojczyński has created a gigantic 2.2 gigapixel photo of the Milky Way that he was able to capture in just one night, which ...
The Milky Way [c] is the galaxy that includes the Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light seen in the night sky formed from stars that cannot be individually distinguished by the naked eye.
Id: eso1908e: Type: Collage: Release date: 2 May 2019, 15:00: Related releases: eso1908: Size: 8600 x 5416 px
Obs. ID : 658,944-945, 1561, 2267-2296, 2943, 2951-2954, 3392-3393, 3549, 3663, 3665, 4500, 4683-4684, 5360, 5892, 5950-5954, 6113, 6363, 6639, 6640-6646, 7034-7048, 7345-7346, 7554-7557, 8214, 8459, 8567 Instrument : ACIS: References : M. P. Muno, et al., 2009 ApJS 181 110-128, S.P.Johnson et al, 2009, MNRAS: Color Code
