Euclid telescope captures 60 million‑star mosaic of the Milky Way center
The European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope captured a visible-light mosaic of the Milky Way's crowded center containing about 60 million stars. Euclid compiled the image from 26 hours of deep-space observations, producing the largest and most detailed visible-light close-up ever taken of the Galactic bulge. The mosaic resolves dense stellar populations through interstellar dust and will enable precise mapping of bulge structure, stellar ages, and motions. That dataset will inform models of the Milky Way's formation and support exoplanet and stellar-population research for decades.
No less than 60 million stars in one image. It's possible thanks to ESA's Euclid mission. For just one day, Euclid turned its gaze to the crowded heart of the Milky Way and captured the largest, most detailed photo ever taken of our galaxy's centre in visible light. Let's dive deeper 👇 🔭 🧪 ☄️ 1/8
ESA Space Science38First things first, where did Euclid look more precisely? 🧐 In the upper part of this graphic, you can see the best maps of the Milky Way we have, thanks to ESA's Gaia mission. The central part of our galaxy, called the galactic bulge, is clearly visible in the side-on view. 🔭 🧪 2/8
Verain2My God, It's Full of Stars! I had to. I'm sure you guys understand. :)
dylismith.bsky.social2You deal with numbers and sizes and volumes that this old retired engineer can’t possibly get his mind around. Thank you for doing the hard work.
