X-ray image of Sagittarius A* (IMAGE)

Royal Astronomical Society

X-ray image of Sagittarius A*

Caption

This X-ray image of the galactic centre merges all Swift observations from 2006 through 2013. Sagittarius A* is at the centre. Low-energy (300 to 1,500 electron volts) X-rays appear red. Green are medium-energy (1,500 to 3,000 eV). Blue are high-energy (3,000 to 10,000 eV).

Credit

NASA/Swift/N. Degenaar

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