Article 76MEG 60 million stars shine in Euclid telescope's new image of the Milky Way

60 million stars shine in Euclid telescope's new image of the Milky Way

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Rob Beschizza
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The European Space Agency on Wednesday released the largest and most detailed visible-light image of the Milky Way's center. The picture shows more than 60 million stars in the galactic bulge, glistening along with nebulae and star clusters. It is a mosaic of nine separate pointings, each covering a patch of sky somewhat larger than a full Moon. - Read the rest

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