The Galactic Plane is accessible to H.E.S.S. at longitudes up to 80 degrees through very low elevation observations. The ability of H.E.S.S. to observe at elevations as low as 25 degrees corresponding to an energy threshold of few TeV has been already validated through observations of the blazar Mkn 421.

We report on H.E.S.S. data on the Galactic Plane up to the 80° longitude range and will discuss the possible nature of Milagro hotspots for the cases where overlapping data exists.

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Proceedings of the 30th International Cosmic Ray Conference; Rogelio Caballero, Juan Carlos D'Olivo, Gustavo Medina-Tanco, Lukas Nellen, Federico A. Sánchez, José F. Valdés-Galicia (eds.); Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico, 2008; Vol. 2 (OG part 1), pages 863-866