Sunday, October 4, 2009

'Hidden' Milky Way Caught On Camera

Herschel trains two eyes, Pacs and Spire, on our Galaxy's centre. European Space Agency

From The Independent:

New images of our galaxy today showed a small part of the milky way in a new light.

A British scientist involved in obtaining the pictures said they showed the galaxy in "a very turbulent process", constantly forging new generations of stars.

The images were produced by the Herschel Space Observatory using, for the first time, the UK-led Spire camera in tandem with the satellite's other camera, Pacs.

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