Compass/Scale annotated image of the centre of the Milky Way
A never-before-seen view of the turbulent heart of our Milky Way galaxy, courtesy of Hubble, Spitzer and Chandra.
Credit:NASA, ESA, SSC, CXC and STScI
About the Image
About the Object
Name: | Milky Way Center, Sagittarius |
Type: | Milky Way : Galaxy : Component : Center/Core |
Distance: | 25000 light years |
Category: | Galaxies |
Colours & filters
Band | Telescope |
---|---|
X-ray |
Chandra
ACIS |
Optical |
Hubble Space Telescope
NICMOS |
Infrared | Spitzer Space Telescope IRAC |