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The apex of the Sun's way, or the solar apex, is the direction that the Sun travels through space in the Milky Way. The general direction of the Sun's Galactic motion is towards the star Vega near the constellation of Hercules , at an angle of roughly 60 sky degrees to the direction of the Galactic Center.
The photo is rich with cosmic beauty, featuring the glow of the Milky Way galaxy and countless stars in the background, a faint pillar of sunlight known as the Zodiacal light, blips of light from ...
Scientists make most detailed ever infrared map of the Milky Way, changing view of our galaxy. Andrew Griffin. September 26, 2024 at 9:22 AM.
The nature of the Milky Way's bar, which extends across the Galactic Center, is also actively debated, with estimates for its half-length and orientation spanning between 1–5 kpc (short or a long bar) and 10–50°. [23] [25] [27] Certain authors advocate that the Milky Way features two distinct bars, one nestled within the other. [28]
When viewing space from Earth, the attenuation, interstellar dust and stars in the plane of the Milky Way (the galactic plane) obstruct the view of around 20% of the extragalactic sky at visible wavelengths. As a result, optical galaxy catalogues are usually incomplete close to the galactic plane.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope imaged sections of the outskirts of the Milky Way galaxy, a region called the Extreme Outer Galaxy. As shown here, the telescope observed newly formed stars and ...
View of the Milky Way and Great Rift from ESO's Very Large Telescope. To the naked eye, the Great Rift appears as a dark lane that divides the bright band of the Milky Way vertically. The Great Rift covers one third of the Milky Way, and is flanked by strips of numerous stars, such as the Cygnus Star Cloud. [2]
The milky white band of stars, dust and gas that makes up the core of the galaxy is visible to the naked eye during the summer months, but if you’re struggling to see it, a camera that allows ...