There’s far more to the galaxy than meets the eye
Map of Milky Way in submillimeter light reveals details in nearby nebulas, galaxy center

COSMIC CARTOGRAPHY A new map of the Milky Way as seen in submillimeter light reveals details not visible at other wavelengths. This image combines that data, from the APEX telescope in Chile, with images from the Spitzer and Planck satellites to reveal cold structures in the galaxy.
ESO, APEX, ATLASGAL consortium, NASA, GLIMPSE consortium, ESA, Planck