The long bar as seen by the VVV survey. I. Colour-magnitude diagrams
Context. The VISTA Variable Survey (VVV) is able to map the Galaxy at l ≤ 0° with an unpaired depth (at least 3 mag deeper than 2MASS), opening new possibilities for studying the inner structure of the Milky Way. Aims: In this paper we concentrate on the exploitation of these data to better understand the spatial disposition and distribution of the
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