Mapping magnetic fields (IMAGE)

University of Tokyo

Mapping magnetic fields

Caption

The white lines superimposed on this image of the Sagittarius arm of the Milky Way show the polarization, or orientation, of light. This correlates with the orientation of local magnetic field lines. Combined, this information builds a detailed map of the magnetic field in that arm of the galaxy.

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©2023 Doi et al.

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