Object 165: A Hole in the Clouds
From George's Random Astronomical Object by George Bendo
December 22, 2025 · 9 min
About this episode
This episode discusses Baade's Window, a unique area in the Milky Way that allows astronomers to observe stars near the galaxy's center.
Baade's Window is an unusual hole through the interstellar dust in the Milky Way's disk through which astronomers can very clearly see the stars near the center of our galaxy.
People in this episode
Host: George Bendo
Topics covered
- interstellar dust
- Milky Way
- astronomy
- Baade's Window
- galactic center
Keywords
- Baade's Window
- interstellar dust
- Milky Way
- astronomy
- galactic center
- stars
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Baade's Window, Milky Way, galaxy
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