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This wide-field image shows a stretch of the Milky Way visible from the Southern Hemisphere. At center is Crux (The Southern Cross). The bright yellow-white star at far left is Alpha Centauri, which is actually a three-star system. Material ejected from this system could make (or have made) its way by our solar system.Akira Fujii […]