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We can see clearly now...

Nature volume 428, pages 264–265 (2004)Cite this article

The mystery of the diffuse γ-ray glow that pervades the Milky Way has been solved, thanks to a space telescope with the power to resolve compact γ-ray sources in the Galaxy.

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Figure 1: The coded-mask technique.

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