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Yes, it's the plane of our galaxy. If you click show constellations and objects, you can see where we are in the spiral, bottom left.
by ds_ 13y ago
Yes, it's the plane of our galaxy. If you click show constellations and objects, you can see where we are in the spiral, bottom left.
- jordanthoms 13y agoInteresting, I haven't seen this clustering from looking at the sky before - is it because this is more sensitive than the naked eye?
- ds_ 13y agoYou can see it in areas with little light pollution (although not quite like this image), otherwise most of the stars are too faint.
- ddeck 13y agoThis is one of the downsides of living in a heavily populated area. It's quite visible once you get away from the light pollution around cities.
- Pitarou 13y agoIt's called the Milky Way! In general, you can't see it if you're anywhere near an urban area.
- theallan 13y agoWhat is the "shadow" that appears to go across the plane in a very irregular manner? Is there a local dust cloud obscuring parts of the main plane?
- ds_ 13y agoIt's the Great Rift http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Rift_(astronomy) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Rift_(astronomy)