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    Galactic Plane

    Date: 01 Oct 1986
    Satellite: EXOSAT
    Depicts: Galactic Centre
    Copyright: ESA

    This is slide 5 of 60 from the EXOSAT slide set. The following caption is the one originally provided with the slide set.

    A colour representation of the 2-6 keV X-ray emission from the galactic plane. The map constructed from a series of scanning observations with the medium-energy detector, covers a region from approximately +50° to -50° of galactic longitude. X-ray emission from numerous point sources is shown together with a narrow ridge (in green) of emission extending along the galactic plane on either side of galactic centre.


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