Title
infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope
Caption
infrared image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows hundreds of thousands of stars crowded into the swirling core of our spiral Milky Way galaxy. In visible-light pictures / this region cannot be seen at all because dust lying between Earth and the galactic center blocks our view.
Info+
NASA/World History Archive
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP11A03_124
License type
Rights managed
Available size
55,0Mb (6,4Mb) / 17,2in x 12,4in / 5163 x 3723 (300dpi)