Gaia Data Release 3
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Milky Way stars in the GSP-Spec database (General sample). This HEALPix map (Górski et al. 2005) in Galactic coordinates has a resolution of 0.46°. The colour code corresponds to the median of the stellar distance from the Sun. This colour code enhances thin and thick disc populations in the Galactic plane, far from the solar neighbourhood. The Galactic bulge stars are also visible in the central region. Finally, the higher distance of the Magellanic Clouds and of several globular clusters reveal their presence in the regions far from the Galactic plane otherwise dominated by foreground stars of the solar neighbourhood.

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