File:Sagittarius Annot.png

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English: The SWEEPS target area is in the Sagittarius constellation, toward the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The target area is a rare transparent window to the distant central bulge stars located approximately 27,000 light-years away from Earth. The location of the SWEEPS area is indicated on this Milky Way image in blue.
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    • 2009-05-22T17:00:35Z Aldebaran66 740x740 (299429 Bytes) {{Information |Description={{en|1=The SWEEPS target area is in the Sagittarius constellation, toward the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The target area is a rare transparent window to the distant central bulge stars located

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