7 Jul 2022

Updating the Map of The Milky Way

From Nights, 7:12 pm on 7 July 2022

We're joined once again by former Mt. John Observatory superintendent, Alan Gilmore.  Tonight he's taking a look at The Gaia mission, a spacecraft that is tracking nearly two billion stars, and has released a vastly improved map of the Milky Way.

Milky Way Rising Above Church Of Good Shepherd, Tekapo NZ with Aurora Australis Or The Southern Light. Dark Sky.

Photo: 123RF