The Galactic Center

Credit: 2MASS; Infrared Processing and Analysis Center; Caltech; University of Massachusettes · Download full size image

The Galactic Center. This 2.2° × 3.9° image mosaic shows the Galactic Plane (the Plane of the Milky Way). The Galactic Center is the very luminous Ks-bright (reddish) source south of the image center. 1999 Jan 13-19 Posted on: 31 Mar, 2003

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