Cepheids in Milky Way (IMAGE)

Royal Astronomical Society

Cepheids in Milky Way

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An artist's illustration of the Milky Way, the galaxy we live in, with the locations of the newly discovered Cepheid stars marked by the yellow points. The previously known objects, located around the sun (marked by a red cross), are indicated by small white dots. The central green circle around the core of the galaxy marks the location of the 'Cepheid desert.'

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University of Tokyo

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