Spectacular 9-gigapixel image of the Milky Way released
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The huge 9-gigapixel image contains some 84 million stars
VISTA's infrared view of the Cat's Paw Nebula
The Orion Nebula taken by the VISTA telescope
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The European Space Observatory (ESO) has released an impressive 9-gigapixel image of the central part of the Milky Way Galaxy. The historic image contains some 84 million stars and represents the largest ever catalog of the center of our home galaxy.
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