Astronomy Picture of Day: Center of Milky Way# Astronomy - 天文
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At the Center of the Milky Way
Credit: Rainer Schvdel (MPE) et al., NACO, ESO
Explanation: At the center of our Milky Way Galaxy lies a black hole with over 2 million
times the mass of the Sun. Once a controversial claim, this astounding conclusion is now
virtually inescapable and based on observations of stars orbiting very near the galactic center.
Using one of the Paranal Observatory's very large telescopes and the sophisticated infrared
camera NACO, astronomers patiently follo
Credit: Rainer Schvdel (MPE) et al., NACO, ESO
Explanation: At the center of our Milky Way Galaxy lies a black hole with over 2 million
times the mass of the Sun. Once a controversial claim, this astounding conclusion is now
virtually inescapable and based on observations of stars orbiting very near the galactic center.
Using one of the Paranal Observatory's very large telescopes and the sophisticated infrared
camera NACO, astronomers patiently follo