... The Galactic Center in Infrared from 2MASS . ... In visible light, much of the Galactic Center is obscured by opaque dust. In infrared light, however, dust glows more and obscures less, allowing nearly one million stars to be recorded in the above image. Black Holes in Merging Galaxies . ... On the upper right of the above image of the Sun, the dark patches are actually the International Space Station (ISS) and the Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-132. Dark Filament of the Sun . ...