Sky Map Showing the Cosmic Ray Flux (IMAGE)

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Sky Map Showing the Cosmic Ray Flux

Caption

The region showing an excess of cosmic rays is circled. The galactic center is at the center of the ellipse.

Credit

The Pierre Auger Collaboration.

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