Milky Way Wall Map – National Geographic

Milky Way Wall Map – National Geographic is an attractive product for the budding astronomer. Its size makes it perfect for a gallery wall.

Description:

Home galaxy of Earth, the Milky Way is a spiral-shaped system of a few hundred billion stars. Bright regions of recently formed stars highlight its arms, while older stars explode or expel the outer layers as planetary nebulae, then fade away and die. A thick swarm of orange and red stars marks the galactic bulge, encapsulating the star-packed galactic center. At its core may lie a black hole, and the scale is staggering: Light from a star at one edge of the galaxy takes about 100,000 years to reach the opposite side.

Explore the Milky Way with this gorgeous computer-generated image. Showing the entire galaxy in one perspective of a 3D model, this map incorporates the positions of hundreds of thousands of stars and nebulae. It shows Earth’s location near the Orion Arm, and includes additional photographs, descriptions, and locations of fascinating and stunning phenomena throughout the galaxy.

Star clusters, interstellar gas and dust, nebulae, young stars, molecular clouds, and galactic bursts are all depicted on this map in vivid blasts of color against the darkness of space. Read about phenomena like the eerie “ghosts of a star,” whose tendrils can be seen with binoculars from Earth.

Dimensions:

• 31,5 x 24 in
• 78,74 x 60,96 cm

Format:

• Paper: cheaper but more fragile, Not recommended for schools and children. Best choice for framing or laminating.
• Laminated: tear-resistant and waterproof. Possibility of writing and erasing on the card using permanent marker or not. The best choice for schools and children.
  Mounting on rigid panel (lamination on wood or foamcore panel): please contact us to obtain an estimate.

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