The multi - pixel panorama shows an edge - on view of the plane of our galaxy . Want to stay closer to home ? Users can zoom in and tour destinations such as globular cluster Omega Centauri . The image can be viewed in magnificent detail , showing thousands of individual stars . The image is the first of three to be released as part of the GigaGalaxy Zoom project .
The multi - pixel panorama shows an edge - on view of the plane of our galaxy . Users can zoom in and tour destinations such as globular cluster Omega Centauri . The image can be viewed in magnificent detail , showing thousands of individual stars . The image is the first of three to be released as part of the GigaGalaxy Zoom project .