APOD: 2025 November 18 – The Galactic Plane: Radio Versus Visible

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.

New Episode: hpr4178 :: Today I learnt (2024-07-27)

Hosted by Dave Morriss on 2024-08-07 is flagged as Explicit and is released under a CC-BY-SA license.

Tags: #GalacticPlane, #GalacticYear, Extinction, #Millilitre, #MeibomiumGlands.

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This #image made available by the #NationalScienceFoundation's NOIRLab in January 2023 shows the #GalacticPlane of the #MilkyWay #galaxy. #Astronomers have captured more than 3 billion #stars and #galaxies in one of the biggest #sky #surveys ever.

A #darkenergy camera on a #telescope in #Chile made the #observations over two years, focusing on the #SouthernHemisphere sky. The National Science Foundation’s #NOIRLab released the survey results this week.

https://apnews.com/article/science-chile-stars-60fecb7e18e0ad9b247b8d7aa75a4b3c

Say cheese! Galactic photo shoot captures 3 billion stars

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A galactic photo shoot has captured more than 3 billion stars and galaxies in one of the biggest sky surveys ever. A dark-energy camera on a telescope in Chile made the observations over two years, focusing on the Southern Hemisphere sky.

Associated Press
APOD: 2018 July 2 - From the Galactic Plane through Antares

A different astronomy and space science related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.