This illustration shows the centre of the Milky Way galaxy,located 26,000 light years from the Solar System in the constellation Sagittarius. Photos of this region,in the infrared and the X-ray bands,reveal a supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A* (pronounced,A-star,centre) surrounded by a dusty disc. Also present are filamentary curtains of nebulosity,and a wealth of bright,high-mass stars. This image represents a region a few hundred light-years across | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Garlick, Mark |
Taille de l’image : | 5787 px × 3484 px |
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