Sky Map - Milky Way Size:112x63 cm Under normal circumstances

Under normal circumstances

creating a composition unlike any familiar eclipse view from Earth

and it highlights the incredible power and precision of the Hubble Space Telescope

But upon closer inspection

It should be described clearly as a combined-observatory image rather than a solo-Webb observation

Sky Map - Milky Way Size:112x63 cm Under normal circumstancesDuring the night, far away from the city lights, we can spot the visible band of the brightest areas on the sky. This band is created from the stars that cannot be individually distinguished by the naked eye. This is our Galaxy, the Milky Way. The term is a translation of the Latin via lactea, from the Greek galaktikos kklos meaning "milky circle". From Earth, the Milky Way appears as a band because its disk shaped structure is viewed from within.