Galaxies behind the Galactic disk
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Galaxies behind the Galactic disk
The number of known galaxies decreases significantly at low galactic latitudes due to the presence of gas, dust and high stellar density from our Galaxy. This is an overview of our work in these regions using the near-IR images from the VISTA Variables in the Vía Láctea survey and some future perspectives.