Planck View of CMB Universe (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Planck View of CMB Universe

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This is the microwave sky as seen by Planck. Mottled structure of the CMB, the oldest light in the universe is displayed in the high-latitude regions of the map. The central band is the plane of our Galaxy.

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Courtesy of European Space Agency

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