... Across the Center of Centaurus A . ... A fantastic jumble of young blue star clusters, gigantic glowing gas clouds, and imposing dark dust lanes surrounds the central region of the active galaxy Centaurus A. This image from the Hubble Space Telescope has been processed to present a natural color picture of this cosmic maelstrom. ... Pictured above near the image center is a very deep cliff running about 20 kilometers from top to bottom. ... Shuttle Plume Shadow Points to the Moon . ...