Revealing the Galactic Bar (VIDEO)

University of Barcelona

Caption

3D Visualisation of the density of stars in the ESA/Gaia data release 2. The view rotates around the solar position. The colour encodes density: blue is low, yellow/orange are high. Due to the Gaia selection function, the highest stellar density is measured close to the Sun, but it is also possible to discern some nearby star clusters, and even the Galactic bar (mainly its orange-clump stars).

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StarHorse team. Visualisation: Arman Khalatyan Credit background image in the beginning of the video: NASA/Caltech/R. Hurt

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