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 |