The SWEEPS target area is in the Sagittarius constellation, toward the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The target area is a rare transparent window to the distant central bulge stars located approximately 27,000 light-years away from Earth. The location of the SWEEPS area is indicated on this Milky Way image in blue.
NASA, ESA, Z. Levay (STScI) and A. Fujii
2006-10-04
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