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Credit & Copyright: Dave
Palmer
Explanation:
What does the center of our
Milky Way Galaxy look like? 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. The center of the Milky Way is behind the center of the photo.
Large dust lanes and star clouds dominate the picture.
As many as 30
Messier Objects
are
visible, including all types of nebula and star
clusters. Two notable nebula include the
Lagoon Nebula (M8), a small red
patch just above center, and slightly above this is the red and blue
Trifid
Nebula (M20). The lines through picture were caused by airplanes, and the
dark objects in the foreground are trees.
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NASA Official: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply.
A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: Sagittarius - Milky Way
Publications with words: Sagittarius - Milky Way
See also:
- APOD: 2023 December 12 Á Aurora and Milky Way over Norway
- Milky Way Rising
- APOD: 2023 July 18 Á Milky Way above La Palma Observatory
- APOD: 2023 July 16 Á Meteor and Milky Way over the Alps
- APOD: 2023 July 2 Á Milky Way and Aurora over Antarctica
- Messier 24: Sagittarius Star Cloud
- APOD: 2023 June 20 Á The Nandu in the Milky Way