File:HST SWEEPS Galaxy Location-2006.jpg

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Location of the SWEEPS area

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English: The SWEEPS target area is in the Sagittarius constellation, toward the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The target area is a rare transparent window to the distant central bulge stars located approximately 27,000 light-years away from Earth. The location of the SWEEPS area is indicated on this Milky Way image in blue.
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Source http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/2006/34/image/j/
Author NASA, ESA, Z. Levay (STScI) and A. Fujii
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The Milky Way galaxy in the Sagittarius constellation.

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