Akari

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View of the sky taken by Akari, showing infrared sources at 9 micrometres in blue, at 18 micrometres in green, and at 90 micrometres in red. The image is arranged with the galactic centre in the middle and the plane of the Milky Way Galaxy running horizontally. Emission from the photospheres of stars dominates at 9 micrometres, where the galactic disc and nuclear bulge are clearly visible, whereas dust and star formation in the disc of the Galaxy are more prominent at 90 micrometres.

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View of the sky taken by Akari, showing infrared sources at 9 micrometres in blue, at 18 micrometres in green, and at 90 micrometres in red. The image is arranged with the galactic centre in the middle and the plane of the Milky Way Galaxy running horizontally. Emission from the photospheres of stars dominates at 9 micrometres, where the galactic disc and nuclear bulge are clearly visible, whereas dust and star formation in the disc of the Galaxy are more prominent at 90 micrometres.

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