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| Title |
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Wide-field view of the Center of the Milky Way |
| Description |
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This visible light wide-field view shows the rich star clouds in the constellation of Sagittarius (the Archer) in the direction of the center of our Milky Way galaxy. The entire image is filled with vast numbers of stars — but far more remain hidden behind clouds of dust and are only revealed in infrared images such as the VISTA panorama. This view was created from photographs in red and blue light and forming part of the Digitized Sky Survey 2. The field of view is approximately 3.5 degrees x 3.6 degrees. |
| Date |
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Dec. 11, 2009 |
| Credit |
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ESO and Digitized Sky Survey 2 Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin and S. Guisard |
| Source |
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ESO |
| File Type |
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JPG |
| File Size |
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42.3MB |
