Uploaded April 2018 | Updated September 2026, 36 minutes ago
Animated view of the motion of stars in our neighbouring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud, based on data from the second release of ESA's Gaia satellite.
Measuring the velocity across the sky, or proper motion, of several million stars in this galaxy, astronomers were able to see an imprint of the stars rotating around it.
Full story: http://sci.esa.int/gaia/60192-gaia-creates-richest-star-map-of-our-galaxy-and-beyond/
More information about this video and download options can be found at http://sci.esa.int/gaia/60238-rotation-of-the-large-magellanic-cloud/
Credit: ESA/Gaia/DPAC, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/igo
Acknowledgement: Gaia Data Processing and Analysis Consortium (DPAC); Gaia Sky (zah.uni-heidelberg.de/institutes/ari/gaia/outreach/gaiasky/) ; S. Jordan / T. Sagristà, Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg, Germany
Animated view of the motion of stars in our neighbouring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud, based on data from the second release of ESA's Gaia satellite.
Measuring the velocity across the sky, or proper motion, of several million stars in this galaxy, astronomers were able to see an imprint of the stars rotating around it.
Full story: http://sci.esa.int/gaia/60192-gaia-creates-richest-star-map-of-our-galaxy-and-beyond/
More information about this video and download options can be found at http://sci.esa.int/gaia/60238-rotation-of-the-large-magellanic-cloud/
Credit: ESA/Gaia/DPAC, CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/igo
Acknowledgement: Gaia Data Processing and Analysis Consortium (DPAC); Gaia Sky (zah.uni-heidelberg.de/institutes/ari/gaia/outreach/gaiasky/) ; S. Jordan / T. Sagristà, Astronomisches Rechen-Institut, Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg, Germany
