The Tidal Destruction of the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy |
Initial identification of the Sgr Dwarf (in the direction of the MW center, but on the far side).
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2MASS selected giants trace the leading and trailing arms around the sky.
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Stripped streams, color coded by peri-passage
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Model by Law et al (2005) showing the tidal streams (to rotate this, see movie (4.2Mb))
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