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First Section of Euclid Space Telescope's Map of the Universe Revealed
Wednesday October 16, 2024. 09:00 AM , from Slashdot
Esa said regions of light blue that can be seen in the mosaic were galactic cirrus clouds that sit between stars in the Milky Way. These wispy clouds, composed of gas and dust, reflect optical light, allowing them to be captured by the mission's super-sensitive visible light camera. Zoom in on the mosaic further and other features can be seen, including the spiral galaxy NGC 2188 and the galaxy cluster Abell 3381. In a view zoomed in 600 times relative to the original mosaic, a distant swirling galaxy is visible in incredible detail. Read more of this story at Slashdot.
https://science.slashdot.org/story/24/10/16/063239/first-section-of-euclid-space-telescopes-map-of-t...
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