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GigagalaxyZoom Phase 2
The two first images of ESO’s GigaGalaxy Zoom project combined to show a whole view of the Milky Way as could be seen with the unaided eye, and a more central region observed with an amateur telescope.
Credit:
ESO/S. Brunier/S. Guisard (www.eso.org/~sguisard)
About the Image
| Id: | eso0934c |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 21 September 2009 |
| Related releases: | eso0934 |
| Size: | 4330 x 4700 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Galactic Centre |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star • Milky Way : Galaxy • Milky Way : Galaxy : Component : Center/Core • X - Galaxies |
| Distance: | 25000 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Optical B |
Other |
| Optical V |
Other |
| Optical R |
Other |
Notes: Exposure information refers to the bottom of the two images.
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