Astronomy / Space ATLASGAL Survey of Milky Way Completed

[Arindor]

Hi everyone, just thought I'd share this story with you all: http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso1606/

I wonder if FD will update the background based on this image? Although I understand that "the map was constructed from individual APEX observations of radiation with a wavelength of 870 µm (0.87 millimetres)", and not something we'd see with the naked eye. Then again, the background rendition of the glaxy in ED appears to be false colour anyway IMO (especially the nebula).

 

[Cargobane]

This is the Predator view, showing different wavelengths together. http://cdn.eso.org/images/screen/eso1606d.jpg Awesome stuff, where's the full-res version?

 

[Arindor]

On the same website I linked there is a right-hand column showing different images. Select one and, on the right-hand column they list different versions. The large full-res version of your image, Cargobane, is ~230MB!

 

[Spruxxx]

I think I can just see Chorlton and the Wheelies in there