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re: Microwave emissions in the Milky Way, seen 28,000 lightyears from the galactic core
Success_Machine — (archived)

The radio line, 0.4 GHz.

http://adc.gsfc.nasa.gov/mw/gifs/rc408_poster.gif


The atomic hydrogen line, 1.4 GHz.

http://adc.gsfc.nasa.gov/mw/gifs/nhi_poster.gif


And the microwave line, 2.7 GHz.

http://adc.gsfc.nasa.gov/mw/gifs/rc2695_poster.gif


source

The Milky Way contains 100-400 billion stars.

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