The infrared map shows 1.5 billion moons, stars and planets and covers an area of the sky equivalent to 8,600 full moons
Scientists reveal the most detailed infrared map of our galaxyshowing 1.5 billion moons, stars and planets in unprecedented detail.
It reveals previously hidden details of our galaxy’s core. From the violent births of newborn stars to the hidden mysteries of the galactic core. These new images show the Milky Way as you’ve never seen it before.
After 13 years of observations, scientists have now revealed the most detailed map of our galaxy ever made.
Using infrared lightastronomers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) peered through the dust and gas that normally obscures the center of the galaxy.
The result of the investigation
The massive survey revealed 1.5 billion moons, stars and planets and covers an area of the sky equivalent to 8,600 full moons.
Lead researcher Dante Minniti, of the Universidad Andrés Bello in Chile, says: “We’ve made so many discoveries, we’ve changed the view of our Galaxy forever.”
This last map covers an area equivalent to 8,600 full moons. This chart shows the area covered by the latest survey covered by the map.
Over 420 observing nights, ESO’s VISTA telescope scanned the same regions of the sky to create a highly detailed map of the faintest objects.
The researchers’ efforts resulted in the largest map of our galaxy ever made.
This new map, known as VISTA variables on Vía Láctea extended (VVVX), consists of more than 200,000 individual images taken between 2010 and 2023.
With 1.5 billion objects recorded, VVVX contains about 10 times more objects than the previous largest map released in 2012.
Source :Skai
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