All-Sky Image of the Milky Way (IMAGE)

Royal Astronomical Society

All-Sky Image of the Milky Way

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An all-sky image of the Milky Way, as observed by the Planck Space Observatory in infrared. The data contained in this image were used in this research and were essential in calculating the distribution of the light energy of our galaxy.

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Credit: ESA / HFI / LFI consortia.

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