Explore the Milky Way: Zoom into Jupiter in this panoramic version

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September 15, 2009 12:25 pm

By Sheila Lennon

Two French photographers took six-minute exposures of the Milky Way with a digital camera and stitched them together into a panorama. You can explore that yourself in a zoomable version at the European Southern Observatory. Familiar objects are tagged in the image.

The video above is a preview of what you might see.

Story: Brilliant 360-Degree Panorama of the Milky Way at Wired.

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Explore the Milky Way: Zoom into Jupiter in this panoramic version