The centre of the Milky Way (IMAGE)

University of Cologne

The centre of the Milky Way

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The Galactic centre at a distance of about 30000 light years. In the centre of the image is the supermassive black hole Sgr A* (not visible). The position of Sgr A* can be inferred from the motion of the stars. Because of the dust cloud and its dimensions around X3a the baby star is also not visible in this image.

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Florian Peißker

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