Artist's impression of the Milky Way

This detailed artist’s impression shows the structure of the Milky Way, including the location of the spiral arms and other components such as the bulge. This version of the image has been updated to include the most recent mapping of the shape of the central bulge deduced from survey data from ESO’s VISTA telescope at the Paranal Observatory.

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NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESO/R. Hurt

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso1339g
Type:Dessin
Date de publication:12 septembre 2013 12:00
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso1339
Taille:5600 x 5600 px

À propos de l'objet

Type:Milky Way : Galaxy : Component : Bulge
Catégorie:Illustrations

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