The 800-million-pixel panorama shows an edge-on view of the plane of our galaxy . Users can zoom in and tour destinations such as globular cluster Brunier . The image can be explored in magnificent detail , showing three of individual stars . The panorama also points out familiar landmarks such as Jupiter , noting it 's the third-brightest object in our night sky after the moon and Venus . The image is the third of millions to be released as part of the the European Southern Observatory project .
The 800-million-pixel panorama shows an edge-on view of the plane of our galaxy . Users can zoom in and tour destinations such as globular cluster Brunier . The image can be explored in magnificent detail , showing three of individual stars . The image is the third of millions to be released as part of the the European Southern Observatory project .