Universe  ID: 20108

Milkyway Galaxy zoom

Animations by Walt Feimer Released on August 8, 2007
Starting with a view of our Milky Way galaxy, the orange gas in the animation represents the interstellar medium. The bow shock is created because the heliosphere is moving through like a boat through the water, crashing through the interstellar gases.
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Galaxy zoom
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Galaxy frames

Animation Credits

Walt Feimer (HTSI): Lead Animator
Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab

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https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/20108

Mission:
IBEX

This item is part of this series:
Astrophysics Animations

Keywords:
SVS >> Galaxy
SVS >> Heliosphere
SVS >> Astrophysics
SVS >> IBEX
SVS >> Interstellar Medium
NASA Science >> Universe