Stellar Streams Diagram (IMAGE)

DOE/Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Stellar Streams Diagram

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This image shows the full area of sky mapped by the Dark Energy Survey and the 11 newly discovered stellar streams. Four of the streams in this diagram -- ATLAS, Molonglo, Phoenix and Tucana III - were previously known. The others were discovered using the Dark Energy Camera, one of the most powerful astronomical cameras on Earth.

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Dark Energy Survey

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