For a long time the central part of our galaxy was mostly hidden from us because of all the dust. It was even called the Zone of Avoidance. But with better telescopes and modern techniques we can peer inside and reveal what's hiding. Even build 3D-maps of the region.

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📜 3D Structure of our Galaxy’s Central Molecular Zone

https://centralmolecularzone.github.io/3D_CMZ/

00:00 Intro

01:46 Zone of Avoidance

12:15 3D-map of the Central molecular zone

16:36 Star formation

22:58 Unsolved questions

27:59 Current obsessions

28:36 PRIMA mission with NASA

35:01 Final thoughts

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