Close look at the ATLASGAL image of the plane of the Milky Way

This video takes a close look at a new image of the Milky Way released to mark the completion of the APEX Telescope Large Area Survey of the Galaxy (ATLASGAL). The APEX telescope in Chile has mapped the full area of the Galactic Plane visible from the southern hemisphere for the first time at submillimetre wavelengths - between infrared light and radio waves - and in finer detail than recent space-based surveys.
The APEX data, at a wavelength of 0.87 millimetres, shows up in red and the background blue image was imaged at shorter infrared wavelengths by the NASA Spitzer Space Telescope as part of the GLIMPSE survey. The fainter extended red structures come from complementary observations made by ESA's Planck satellite.
More information and download options: www.eso.org/public/videos/eso1...
Credit:
ESO/APEX/ATLASGAL consortium/NASA/GLIMPSE consortium/ESA/Planck. Music: Johan B. Monell (www.johanmonell.com)

[@seanmcpherson5595]

I'm lucky to lived this times, and I have nothing but gratitude for all the men and women who made this knowledge available to all of us. Thank you.

[@stsars13]

Man it's so pretty. Our Universe is a beautiful place man.

[@kredodyn5378]

+MT CrayCray man, agree man

[@richmeister1960]

+MT CrayCray Totaly

[@richmeister1960]

+MT CrayCray You have made the best observation of this video on this page.

[@ecuaplanes5441]

Yeah, it is marvelous

[@mortaltattaasasniperasagay861]

ख़तरनाक भी

[@el_benja]

I’m so proud that all these images were took from an observatory here in Chile. We have some spectacular skies to observe our universe. Truly one of the best places for astronomy

[@arthur78]

This is the most beautiful thing I've seen in a long time. When truth is stranger than fiction. When reality surpasses art.

[@thelittlestpickle]

I had a bad day yesterday and just sat and watched this. It makes me feel so much better. We are so teeny tiny. The universe is amazing man I'll tell you what

[@FloridaMan69.]

and that bad day is long gone

[@ardentdfender4116]

How do people decide to thumbs down an exploration video of space like this. The video is spectacular!

[@xD3MONxIxSOULx]

So much chaos, so beautiful.

[@toastdottle]

+Cristian Centes (Cris) Looks like the peace brought destruction in this thread.

[@myshchieftv8241]

Looks pretty awesome, I freak myself out sometimes thinking about the vastness of space.

[@Itsjustvideos]

It looks AMAZING in 4K ... Thank you for this... Just breath taking!

[@LeFishe42069]

Space is so beautiful. Tis a shame we don't fund Nasa as much anymore

[@maniacalo2901]

Make a petition to get your government to spend more of your tax money on NASA, rather then on the military.

[@lulzalfest]

+CampingTaco while NASA may be ending that does not mean the end for space since we're seeing a boom in privately-funded space missions. We may be heading towards the second space age.

[@marzenabruc-jarmuzek3651]

If you want to help science, install BOINC on your computer or smartphone.

[@Raydensheraj]

While NASA does great work this particular Astrophysics endeavor concerning the center of our Milky Way is rather a ESA mission headed by Richard Genzel from the Max Plank Institute. But they obviously used Spitzer, which is a NASA Space Telescope for some of the data. The one guy claiming NASA hides stuff, proof it. Aliens? Why Spitzer - why Tess? Why the Rovers on Mars? All of these are actually looking more or less for life. These conspiracy theories are boring.

[@edinburghfreak]

Absolutely humbling! Thanks ESO for uploading this image and for all the hardwork in getting thing in the first place!

[@1blackburn2]

Space humbles me, makes me realize how small I am as well as the endless potential I have. In simpler words this is just mesmerizing.

[@carterscustomrods]

+1blackburn2 We have the potential to one day become greater than the gods we once created.

[@the_disabled_gamer2832]

So beautiful.

[@enriqueacosta2431]

My home galaxy, and proud of it. It takes many light years just to travel to its center, from our solar system. enrique

[@jonmars9559]

The fact there's more than a hundred billion more galaxies much like this in the universe is more than I can possibly imagine.

[@pierremonge2671]

Magnifique spectacle. Merci au Chili, qui héberge le télescope européen géant. Elément essentiel du dispositif. Merci à L'Allemagne, où se trouve l'administration du réseau d'observation. Merci à toutes les équipes qui ont contribué, contribuent et contribueront encore à l'Europe de l'espace. Merci enfin à la créatrice mythique de Galaxias, notre Galaxie. Héra. Altruisme et générosité incommensurables. Toutes deux ne cessent de nous faire rêver.

[@eamonnfanton2165]

Simply beautiful. Would have been both beautiful and brilliant if the video was given a bit of context by marking constellations or major stars

[@JonJOn0]

Space in glorious 4k. Marvelous.

[@Jay2300Cee]

Breath Taking. If we were only able to look even further away it would be even more amazing. We are all in this together. We are all One.

[@dsrmacarole2702]

Have you ever heard of the Hubble deep field breath taking!:)

[@bassjaafar9720]

3:47 Galactic Core

[@gregoryweber7169]

Space...the beauty of it all...where we see stars, nebulae, and other beautiful things...not oversized old men, birdmen, and a city in the sky...science does everything...truly...a marvel...

[@neonsaint408]

Great work guys, thank you for this video !

[@aricohn5316]

Beautiful!

[@OccidentalHorizon]

I love sharing this Universe with all of you, and in a strange way I look forward to giving back to the Universe after death. It's a beautiful process.

[@dougdaboss269]

+Adam Davidson looks so familiar right? Almost like we've traveled this before, in a past life, after our last death.

[@LosloTypical]

So beautiful. I would like people to understand that our universe can be absolutely amazing without a deity. I know, don't get mad that I'm bringing religion into this, but it's true. We need to get out into space eventually, and of course, that will never happen in my lifetime, but still. I would like to k ow that the future generations will be able to experience interstellar space travel.

[@JackieAlnor]

+The Lonely Doctor Jesus is the Door to the Universe - Repent and believe in Him and you will one day gain access to His whole creation. If you don't -- you lose.

[@kriskater]

+The Lonely Doctor uni-verse = a single spoken sentence. this entire creation was spoken into existence brother. and the one who did so wants you to live with them forever.

[@LosloTypical]

Kristopher G Thanks for the evidence.

[@himmelen2868]

if there was ever a time for 360 video. this is it

[@hespi2071]

this was mesmerizing to watch, thx for upload

[@laurasigler554]

truely beautiful

[@SHOCKPROOFX]

Breathtaking!

[@FugazStar]

Loving this Atlas Gal already! ;)

[@guspf]

Amazing video! Beautiful!

[@Violetcrime]

Whoever selects the music for these videos is brilliant! Artist: Johan B. Monell (per video description) Track: Coctail Allé Track 5 - soundcloud.com/johanbackcomposer/sets/jazzy-modern

[@jizjuk]

+Kyle Smith thanks

[@knowledgeispower8407]

Just beautiful.

[@lisab2437]

Huge Stargazing fan, i wanna go here!! Jealous of your telescope.

[@ClintonArmitage]

Epic video - love this, thank you so much. Ra'Men

[@lilyshevchenko7048]

Let's all marvel at this in peace before science denying trolls show up.

[@michaelflynn6832]

+Lily Shevchenko Something, something, Jesus. Something, something, abortion. Something, something, Obama. How'd I do?

[@pandaify5106]

+Michael Flynn more like: Something Something Finebros Something Something Science Somethin Something Pewdiepie Something Something Something Something Isis Obama That's it

[@nicholashurst620]

+Michael Flynn Pretty good, if I so say myself. But you missed the 'I'm homophobic' and 'You're all going to hell'

[@qj877]

Accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior

[@Lightitupp1]

+Lily Shevchenko The irony, science allowed you to see this.

[@prof.danielj.mendicini2423]

REALMENTE IMPRESIONANTE Y EMOCIONANTE, GRACIAS

[@Vitarai]

Our Galaxy's past is so beautiful.

[@edwardadel451]

Awesome 😲 Is the universe a kind of living being?

[@FlashMobAJam]

Circular, is anyone seeing how circular all the images are, like halos? Perfect order. Amazing. Like a fabric or waffle of circles. Pt 6:09... and it has pattern, like music. Whoa..

[@ynki3]

It's so fascinating

[@chobeeboy44]

Thank you!

[@lanceellis4222]

Below you will see atheists vs christians

[@zackgotobed3754]

Trueeee

[@davidcendana2302]

Thanks for the warning man

[@lanceellis4222]

+David Cendana No problem, it's a war zone down there.

[@lanceellis4222]

+ManiacalO2 Never go alone without common sense. Can save your life.

[@richmeister1960]

+Lance Ellis Do I care, no.

[@abhijitkharat8294]

Incredible moments in human history my home galaxy

[@mommynaturecosmic783]

Epic epic. Thank you!

[@TheMegaFist11]

Truly humbling

[@JeannedeBEAUCHESNE]

Merveille de la VIE ! Miracle de l'Amour ! Merci

[@itswook]

This video got me knocked out in 2 minutes

[@brandonvilla2420]

Amazing

[@davidl0ps]

Wow, to think all that is just ONE galaxy, one out of "billions and billions"

[@bobyung2715]

Thank U! - - - Wonderful ~ ~ ~

[@salvador6664]

.Shalom.Buena pagina y buen trabajo Congratulaciones..9

[@ethanw041]

thanks for the warning

[@civicsr2cool]

I need this as a screen saver asap

[@sidekick2118]

Over universe is very beautiful

[@chaitanyayanamala845]

marvelous

[@davidcooper5618]

so many faces. 4:30 middle of screen was my favorite one.

[@maniacalo2901]

You going somewhere with the faces gig dude.

[@davidcooper5618]

Uh no just having fun... but next time I'll break out some Jim Marrs shit for that ass.

[@gil345gil345]

4:23 - i see the Good - shape of man

[@JawadBhuiyan]

It's so COOOOOL!!!

[@buminhanduman512]

It's strange to think being alone in this huge universe.

[@carterscustomrods]

+Buminhan Duman It's possible on some levels. But since everything is made from this universe...none of us are ever alone unless we try to make ourselves be alone. And even then, we are rarely successful.

[@TruthBeyoundHuman]

It's so alive. Energy being embodying (influencing) mass (matter). #EpicBrillianceNature/Spirit

[@nickmansour2290]

Galaxy: *exists* Homosapiens: its free real estate

[@applewitheveryone]

Well this is just... humbling. COME MARVEL AT YOUR INSIGNIFICANCE

[@carterscustomrods]

Seeing the vastness of our universe is the only true reason I would wish for immortality. I would find nothing better in this world than to be launched into the cosmos to explore it for billions of years. To witness the universe at only a fraction of its area would be a dream come true. I hope that we as a species can survive ourselves. For if we can do that, then we will have the ability to reach our true potential. A potential that is far greater in power than the gods we as a species once created. For all we know... we may be the only intelligent life in the entire universe. But we will never be able to truly find the truth of this subject if we do not learn to evolve far beyond the mindset of obedience we have given to our masters for thousands of years. Rule over yourselves...then rule over the distances of the Cosmos.

[@romualdmartin9378]

Cette musique chaotique correspond parfaitement avec l'espace car c'est le chaos au-dessus de nos têtes j'aime bien

[@mitchellwalker7354]

Ah, the beauty all around us we so deeply ignore along with our little planet being just a micro in the cosmos. Look up some dark clear night and be grateful and awe at all it's beauty plus it's surroundings.

[@mariaangelicabravogomez2039]

WONDERFULLLLLL.

[@RD-lv2zj]

Background music is awesome

[@metalmax78]

Cocktail Allé, from Johan B. Monell

[@scratcher_ascratcher_a8800]

We are not even a grain of sand in the face of the greatness of the universe

[@michaelclottey7779]

We are not alone.! We are not the only lifeforms in the universe. Other forms of life are watching us right now, and they have the ability to travel around what you have just looked at. They are here.!

[@Mrtfrimet]

Tune into 3:15 in the video. It might be just my imagination; however I see the effects of magnetic coiling - leaving band like structures in place.

[@Elvishman14]

+Theodore Frimet As if gravity didnt exsist in those regions? The milky way looks totally 3 dimensional even tho this is a 2d photo...it looks almost like tunnels that go in and out,,,,almost like a tunnel system

[@Mrtfrimet]

+Elvishman14 It took a while for me to sort this out. The birthing spiral galaxy's angular momentum negates gravity. However, uneven accretion matter distribution initiates the magnetic effect; leaving behind the wonder that we see, above, in band like structures.

[@EdwinKilmister]

i was there 2 days ago with some ganjah so it doesn't surprise me at all. :D

[@danr8974]

Cool

[@user-je7em9wr5k]

So is this type of vision meant to pick up nebula as red, and stars as blue basically? I don't understand the description, I understand the waves but not the scale.

[@lucignolo8333]

where do i can downloat the image?

[@muitosabao]

+Dio Cane full image is here www.eso.org/public/images/eso1606a/ (look right hand side for all the formats)

[@gabrielruth5581]

please oh please, if anyone knew what music this video had in the background, would they be kind enough to tell me?

[@gabrielruth5581]

+Nate Brelsford Thank you good sir!

[@rador7]

+Gabriel Ruth coctail all'e soundcloud.com/johanbackcomposer/coctail-all?in=johanbackcomposer/sets/jazzy-modern

[@maciejdobrowolski6613]

Someone know title of music in video?

[@carterscustomrods]

+Maciej Dobrowolski Artist: Johan B. Monell (per video description) Track: Coctail Allé

[@urrealdad76]

Just show how irrelevant all of our problems are...

[@carterscustomrods]

+urrealdad76 Its amazing what people have done to control a small unnoticeable speck of land, for such a short period of time on this planet

[@aricohn5316]

How are they irrelevant if those problems will soon exterminate us all?

[@mastercolling]

It sure does!

[@urrealdad76]

Ari Cohn cause in the eyes of the universe we’re irrelevant

[@chikinnuggets4231]

you guys should make this a 360 video

[@Siriantraveller]

does anyone know the soundtrack artist and track name?

[@lucianosalaberry5441]

Siriantraveller Cocktail allé Johan B Monell

[@ellisthornton8858]

any frame of this video can be a wallpaper

[@decidudew2347]

Damn Daniel.

[@AakashSharma-ff9lb]

It would have been more spectacular if the whole video was shown as a complete zoom out image

[@kickapowwww]

Some of these places look familiar.

[@bellavitarox7442]

At 2:50 at the bottom right-ish it looks like an alien baby with its arms in the air

[@rootedmonlith5819]

Bruh... Mind explode.

[@haiderabbas5068]

Literally fell asleep watching this lol. Gorgeous video though

[@Sedorikkuuu]

Watching it makes me understand that I don't matter

[@USERNOTFOUND03]

OH my god! LIKE!

[@fredrickberry7004]

Props to muscian Johan Monell for the incredible score to this video !

[@MicahMane]

PAUSE IT AND STARE AT IT!!!! HOLY FUCK IT STILL MOVES!!!! THE UNIVERSE CANNOT BE CONTAINED IN A MERE PICTURE!!!!

[@TbdPonchoBillionaire]

Nor comprehended with a single mind

[@gnem6245]

so many possibility

[@fullfunk]

the moment you wish your dslr lens could catch the milk way like this....

[@marekmanini]

all universe is running everywhere with unbelievably speed and to us, its looks like frozen in time!!??

[@hrgwea]

This is a 360 panorama of the galactic plane, right? At what point in the video do we see the center of the Milky Way?

[@pandaify5106]

The video starts at 0:00 thank me later

[@hrgwea]

+ButterWarriorcj If you are being sarcastic, you are not helping. Are you saying that what we see at the very start of the video is the center of the Milky Way?

[@tonywells7512]

+Hr Gwea The galactic centre is at the centre of the video, around the 4 minute mark as you can see more stars and gas there.

[@tonywells7512]

+Hr Gwea The galactic centre is the bright yellow area in the middle at 3:48

[@hrgwea]

+Tony Wells Thanks.

[@gopalgplus]

Im sure some where around 03:22 i saw a cloaked Klingon vessel! :)

[@AEqabi]

would give me chills if the soundtrack was Intersteller by Hans Zimmer, not that.

[@geordilaforge3803]

This universe is indifferent to our existence.

[@duckiesanford2688]

Pretty sure I'm not the only one who screenshotted this several times.

[@carterscustomrods]

+Coneosis I downloaded the video and made a ton of screensavers. lol.

[@duckiesanford2688]

I know that's right xD

[@oliviamargaritalopez839]

Bello mi Dios es tan sabio, admiro su inteligencia y sabiduría, gracias por estas imágenes amigo esto demuestra de que existe un Dios creador. Mi eterno amado

[@Neueregel]

+Olivia Margarita Lopez god = fairytale

[@timnorrisrealtor]

Space the final frontier...

[@rador7]

This is amazing to look at. But we've been looking at the skies with amazement for eons. We are a curious people who have spent countless resources to do little more than...look (APEX costs one billion US alone). All we can do is make guesses as to what star systems contain planets and further, which planets are habitable. Current research points to Wolf 1061 c as being the nearest planet in the habitable zone. At 14 light years from Earth, it would take more than 230,000 years to reach (@ 40,000 mph). So, if we feel confident we have found an Earth-like planet, we will not be going. And if we find an inhabited planet, we will not be able to communicate. It appears that our place in the universe is to observe but never touch. To dream but never leave. We are utterly stranded. Perhaps we should only glance at the stars but reach for mankind.

[@Achachucha]

+rador7 Though an incredibly poetic conclusion, it is at the same time a very pessimistic one. It doesn't account for very likely future advances who will push the boundaries of what is unimaginable today. We only seem to be really somewhat able to grasp what happens in our short lifespans and everything before and after is not for us to terminally decide. Anything is possible.

[@qj877]

Even if we had the capability. Mankind is not ready to inhabit or colonize another planet. There would literally be "star wars", fighting over planets instead of borders on earth.