This image, based on housekeeping data from ESA’s Gaia satellite, is no ordinary depiction of the heavens. While the image portrays the outline of our Galaxy, the Milky Way, and of its neighbouring Magellanic Clouds, it was obtained in a rather unusual way.
via ESA Space Science
http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Gaia/Counting_stars_with_Gaia
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