Artwork of our galaxy,the Milky Way. The position within the galaxy of some well known objects is also shown: supernova remnants with their peculiar objects (black holes and neutron stars) SS433,M1,Tycho,Vela and G109.1-1.0; starbirth regions W3 and Orion; a young powerful star,Eta Carinae,and the Pleiades,a cluster of newly-born stars. The Milky Way contains at least 100 billion stars and may be divided into three regions: the central bulge (white-yellow at centre),the disc with the spiral arms and the galactic halo (not shown). The central bulge is populated by old stars whereas the disc contains young stars and a higher density of open star clusters and interstellar gas | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Baum, Julian |
Taille de l’image : | 3512 px × 2555 px |
Model Release : | Non requis |
Property Release : | Non requis |
Restrictions : | - |