ESA's Euclid Captures Most Detailed Visible-Light Image Ever of Milky Way's Core — 60 Million Stars in a Single Frame
ESA's Euclid space telescope has released the largest and most detailed visible-light photo of the Milky Way's galactic bulge, packed with over 60 million stars. Captured in just 26 hours across nine pointings, the mosaic covers an area 270 times larger than Hubble's field of view and will enable exoplanet discovery via gravitational microlensing, including mass measurements of cold planets like OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb.
Key Takeaways
- ESA's Euclid space telescope has released the largest and most detailed visible-light photo of the Milky Way's galactic bulge, packed with over 60 million stars.
- Captured in just 26 hours across nine pointings, the mosaic covers an area 270 times larger than Hubble's field of view and will enable exoplanet discovery via gravitational microlensing, including mass measurements of cold planets like OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb.
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