This image may not be used to state or imply ESA endorsement of any company or product Gaia satellite sky mapper image of the sky covering part of the

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This image may not be used to state or imply ESA endorsement of any company or product Gaia satellite sky mapper image of the sky covering part of the Sagittarius I Window (Sgr-I), located two degrees below the Galactic Centre. The European Space Agency (ESA)'s Gaia satellite, launched in 2013, is detecting stars and measuring their properties in order to build up a precise 3D map of the Milky Way. Image acquired 7 February 2017.

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