DescriptionGaia observes the Milky Way ESA24305955.jpeg
Afrikaans: Kunstenaarsvoorstelling van ESA se Gaia-satelliet wat die Melkweg waarneem. Die agtergrondbeeld van die hemelruim is saamgestel uit data van meer as 1,8 miljard sterre. Dit toon die totale helderheid en kleur van sterre wat deur Gaia waargeneem is, vrygestel as deel van Gaia se vroeë datavrystelling 3 (Gaia EDR3) in Desember 2020.
English: Artist impression of ESA's Gaia satellite observing the Milky Way. The background image of the sky is compiled from data from more than 1.8 billion stars. It shows the total brightness and colour of stars observed by Gaia released as part of Gaia’s Early Data Release 3 (Gaia EDR3) in December 2020.
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