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AAS 2009: Behold: the Milky Way

The sharpest images yet of the central 300 light-years of our galaxy, courtesy Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes. Say no more.
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Image: NASA / ESA / Q.D.Wang / JPL / S.Stolovy

Posted by Eric Hand on January 06, 2009
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