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Credit & Copyright: Robert Gendler (robgendlerastropics.com)
Explanation:
What does the center of our Milky Way Galaxy look like?
In visible light, no one knows!
It is not possible to see the
Galactic center in light our eyes are sensitive
to because the thick
dust in the
plane of our Galaxy obscures it.
If one
looks in the direction of
our Galaxy's center -
which is toward the
constellation of Sagittarius - many
beautiful wonders become
apparent, though.
Large dust lanes and
star clouds dominate the picture.
As many as 30
Messier Objects
are
visible in the
above spectacular image mosaic, including all types of nebulas and star
clusters.
Two notable nebula include the
Lagoon Nebula (M8), a red
patch just above and to the right of center,
and slightly to its right is the red and blue
Trifid Nebula (M20).
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Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Sagittarius - Milky Way
Publications with words: Sagittarius - Milky Way
See also:
- APOD: 2025 February 9 Á Milky Way over the Australian Pinnacles
- APOD: 2024 November 24 Á Journey to the Center of the Galaxy
- APOD: 2024 November 5 Á Milky Way over Easter Island
- APOD: 2024 August 4 Á Gaia: Here Comes the Sun
- APOD: 2024 July 29 Á Milky Way over Uluru
- Messier 24: Sagittarius Star Cloud
- APOD: 2024 May 29 Á Stairway to the Milky Way