Herschel trains two eyes, Pacs and Spire, on our Galaxy's centreFrom The BBC:
A remarkable view of our Galaxy has been obtained by Europe's billion-euro Herschel Space Observatory.
The telescope was put in a special scanning mode to map a patch of sky.
The images reveal in exquisite detail the dense, contorted clouds of cold gas that are collapsing in on themselves to form new stars.
Herschel, which has the largest mirror ever put on an orbiting telescope, was launched in May as a flagship mission of the European Space Agency.
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