File:Milky Way Arms ssc2008-10.svg

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Description Artist's conception of the Milky Way galaxy as seen from far Galactic North (in Coma Berenices) by NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt [1] annotated with arms (colour-coded according to Milky Way article) as well as distances from the Solar System and galactic longitude with corresponding constellation.
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This diagram is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Added annotation and converted to SVG with data URI. The original can be viewed here: Milky Way 2005.jpg. Modifications made by Cmglee.

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  • File:Milky Way 2005.jpg licensed with PD-USGov-NASA
    • 2008-06-04T20:47:35Z Ashill 5600x5600 (4556578 Bytes) {{Information |Description= Like early explorers mapping the continents of our globe, astronomers are busy charting the spiral structure of our galaxy, the Milky Way. Using infrared images from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope,
    • 2005-09-16T08:01:47Z Shizhao 1350x1350 (977628 Bytes) Barred Spiral Milky Way Illustration Credit: R. Hurt (SSC), JPL-Caltech, NASA From http://apod.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050825.html {{PD-USGov-NASA}}

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current15:59, 25 October 2019Thumbnail for version as of 15:59, 25 October 2019512 × 461 (49 KB)JoKalliauerWorkaround for phab:T35245 using https://github.com/JoKalliauer/cleanupSVG
15:34, 25 October 2019Thumbnail for version as of 15:34, 25 October 2019512 × 461 (48 KB)JoKalliauercompressed jpeg withcompression-level=80; put text onto top put elements outside defs and removed use (revert if you do not like)
17:08, 14 July 2019Thumbnail for version as of 17:08, 14 July 2019512 × 461 (125 KB)CmgleeUpdate background bitmap per http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Cmglee#File:Milky_Way_Arms_ssc2008-10.svg
13:05, 9 April 2019Thumbnail for version as of 13:05, 9 April 2019512 × 461 (125 KB)CmgleeCurve and realign text.
14:02, 27 April 2018Thumbnail for version as of 14:02, 27 April 2018512 × 461 (127 KB)Manu1400- fix id ellipse_range twice (fix the error) - add xml:lang="en" - add link to https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T11420 issue in comment
11:32, 29 November 2014Thumbnail for version as of 11:32, 29 November 2014512 × 461 (127 KB)Lasunnctycorrect constellations
12:26, 21 March 2011Thumbnail for version as of 12:26, 21 March 2011512 × 461 (127 KB)CmgleeBrighten background and show arm association.
00:11, 21 March 2011Thumbnail for version as of 00:11, 21 March 2011512 × 461 (127 KB)CmgleeAdd "Sun's orbit".
22:11, 20 March 2011Thumbnail for version as of 22:11, 20 March 2011512 × 461 (127 KB)CmgleeReplace textPath with rotated text as textPath is unsupported by MediaWiki librsvg renderer.
00:40, 20 March 2011Thumbnail for version as of 00:40, 20 March 2011512 × 461 (127 KB)Cmglee{{Information |Description=Artist's conception of the Milky Way galaxy as seen from far Galactic North (in Coma Berenices) by NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt [http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/1923-ssc2008-10a-A-Roadmap-to-the-Milky-Way] annotated with arms

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