The blue is our galaxy in microwave. The mottled background is the microwave remnants of the Big Bang - the beginning of time. Most of the blue light began its journey to us 200,000 years ago - the mottled orange 13.7 billion years ago. You are looking at our galaxy as it was 200,000 years ago, draped against the universe as it appeared moments after it began 13.7 billion years ago. Click on the image for a blow up.
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