saeto15:jumpingjacktrash:spaceplasma:The Peanut at the Heart of our GalaxyThis artist’s impression s
saeto15:jumpingjacktrash:spaceplasma:The Peanut at the Heart of our GalaxyThis artist’s impression shows how the Milky Way galaxy would look seen from almost edge on and from a very different perspective than we get from the Earth. The central bulge shows up as a peanut shaped glowing ball of stars and the spiral arms and their associated dust clouds form a narrow band.One of the most important and massive parts of the galaxy is the galactic bulge. This huge central cloud of about 10 000 million stars spans thousands of light-years, but its structure and origin were not well understood.Unfortunately, from our vantage point from within the galactic disc, the view of this central region — at about 27 000 light-years’ distance — is heavily obscured by dense clouds of gas and dust. Astronomers can only obtain a good view of the bulge by observing longer wavelength light, such as infrared radiation, which can penetrate the dust clouds.Full ArticleCredit: ESO/NASA/JPL-Caltech/M. Kornmesser/R. Hurtgalactic bulge…homestuck has ruined meoh good i’m not the only one who immediately noticed the ‘bulge’ and started giggling -- source link
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