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Center of our galaxy

author: Nasa/MIT/PSU/Novapix

reference: a-vlc11-00001

Image Size 300 DPI: 17 * 17 cm

Chandra X-ray image of the innermost 10 light years at the center of our galaxy. At the center of the image (larger white dot) is a cloud of hot gas surrounding the supermassive black-hole.

Keywords for this photo:

2000 - ASTRONOMY - BLACK HOLE - CHANDRA - GALACTIC BLACK HOLE - GALACTIC CENTER - GALAXY - MILKY WAY - SAGITTARIUS A - STAR - SUPERMASSIVE BLACK HOLE - X - X-RAY -