Galactic Dust (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Galactic Dust

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The dark regions show very dense dust clouds. The red stars tend to be reddened by dust, while the blue stars are in front of the dust clouds. These images are part of a survey of the southern galactic plane.

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Legacy Survey/NOAO, AURA, NSF

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