by APOD Robot » Mon Apr 19, 2021 4:05 am
The Galactic Center in Infrared
Explanation: What does the center of our galaxy look like? In visible light, the
Milky Way's center is
hidden by clouds of obscuring dust and gas. But in
this stunning vista, the
Spitzer Space Telescope's
infrared cameras, penetrate much of the
dust revealing the stars of the crowded
galactic center region. A mosaic of many smaller snapshots, the detailed,
false-color image shows older, cool stars in bluish hues. Red and brown glowing dust clouds are associated with young, hot stars in stellar nurseries. The very center of the Milky Way has recently been [url=
https://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/news/ss ... tic-center" >found capable</a> of forming <a href="
http://www.universetoday.com/2009/06/10 ... ways-core/]newborn stars[/url]. The
galactic center lies some 26,700 light-years away, toward the constellation
Sagittarius. At that distance, this picture
spans about 900
light-years.
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