... Астронет | ... Across the Center of Centaurus A . ... Credit Copyright: NASA , ESA , and the Hubble Heritage ( STScI / AURA ) - ESA /Hubble Collaboration; Acknowledgement: R. O'Connell ( U. Virginia ) Explanation: 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...