Milky Way halo (IMAGE)

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Milky Way halo

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Magnetic fields in the halo of the Milky Way have a toroidal structure, extending in the radius range of 6000 light-year to 50,000 light-year from the Galaxy center. The Sun is at about 30,000 light-year.

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