9-Gigapixel Image Of The Milky Way cuts us down to size!
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Oct 25, 2024
Oct 25, 2024
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The enormity of the Universe is on show in this 9-Gigapixel image of the milky way. Obtained with the VISTA survey telescope at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile, this image was constructed painstakingly combining thousands of images taken through special IR filters to see through the dust that obscures pictures taken with normal optical telescopes.
If this monumental mosaic were printed out at the average resolution of a standard book it would measure a mind-boggling 9 x 7 meters.
<a href="https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1242a/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">VISTA gigapixel mosaic of the central parts of the Milky Way | ESO</a>
If this monumental mosaic were printed out at the average resolution of a standard book it would measure a mind-boggling 9 x 7 meters.
<a href="https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1242a/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">VISTA gigapixel mosaic of the central parts of the Milky Way | ESO</a>
