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Visualization of the data: http://gea.esac.esa.int/visualization/index.html http://gea.esac.esa.int/visualization/index.html
by netcraft 10y ago
Visualization of the data: http://gea.esac.esa.int/visualization/index.html http://gea.esac.esa.int/visualization/index.html
- pc2g4d 10y agoSeems like there are two smaller galaxies in the bottom right. Does anybody know what those are?
- netcraft 10y agoI had the same question, found the answer here: http://sci.esa.int/gaia/58209-gaia-s-first-sky-map/ http://sci.esa.int/gaia/58209-gaia-s-first-sky-map/ it says > The two bright objects in the lower right of the image are the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, two dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way. Other nearby galaxies are also visible, most notably Andromeda (also known as M31), the largest galactic neighbour to the Milky Way, in the lower left of the image. Below Andromeda is its satellite, the Triangulum galaxy (M33).