Astronomer's new guide to the galaxy: Largest map of cold dust revealed
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 11:42
in Astronomy & Space
This new guide for astronomers, known as the APEX Telescope Large Area Survey of the Galaxy (ATLASGAL) shows the Milky Way in submillimetre-wavelength light (between infrared light and radio waves). Images of the cosmos at these wavelengths are vital for studying the birthplaces of new stars and the structure of the crowded galactic core.