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English: With this remarkable VISTA mosaic we look deep into the dusty heart of our own Milky Way galaxy in the constellation of Sagittarius (the Archer). About one million stars are revealed in this picture, most of them not seen in visible light pictures. As well as absorbing light, the dust also scatters blue light from the distant stars and makes the central part of this huge starscape appear very red. This image is a mosaic created from VISTA images taken through Y, J and Ks filters in the near-infrared part of the spectrum. The image is about 2 degrees by 1.5 degrees in extent. The total exposure time for this mosaic was only 80 seconds. This image is available as a mounted image in the ESOshop #L
Español: Con este notable mosaico VISTA miramos profundamente en el corazón polvoriento de nuestra galaxia, la Vía Láctea, en la constelación de Sagitario (el Arquero). Alrededor de un millón de estrellas son reveladas en esta imagen, la mayoría de ellos no se ve en las imágenes de luz visible. Además de absorber la luz, el polvo también dispersa la luz azul de las estrellas distantes y hace que la parte central de este paisaje estelar enorme aparecen muy rojo. Esta imagen es un mosaico creado a partir de imágenes tomadas a través de VISTA Y, J y Ks filtros en la parte del infrarrojo cercano del espectro. La imagen es de unos 2 grados por 1,5 grados de extensión. El tiempo de exposición total de este mosaico fue de sólo 80 segundos. |
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| Source | https://www.eso.org/public/images/archive/top100/; see also http://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0949b/ |
| Author | European Southern Observatory/VISTA. Acknowledgment: Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit |
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