Tuning in [
http://www.pagecrea…] to the center of our Milky Way galaxy, radio astronomers explore a complex, mysterious place. A premier high resolution view, this startlingly beautiful picture [
http://rsd-www.nrl.…] covers a 4x4 degree region around the galactic center. It was constructed from 1 meter wavelength radio data obtained by telescopes of the Very Large Array [
http://antwrp.gsfc.…] near Socorro, New Mexico, USA. The galactic center [
http://antwrp.gsfc.…] itself is at the edge of the extremely bright object labeled Sagittarius (Sgr) A, suspected of harboring a million solar mass black hole. Along the galactic plane which runs diagonally through the image are tortured clouds of gas energized by hot stars and round-shaped supernova remnants (SNRs) - hallmarks of a violent [
http://www.astro.nw…] and energetic cosmic environment [
http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. But perhaps most intriguing are the arcs, threads, and filaments [
http://adsabs.harva…] which abound in the scene. Their uncertain origins challenge present theories of the dynamics of the galactic center.
Explanation
Tuning in [
http://www.pagecrea…] to the center of our Milky Way galaxy, radio astronomers explore a complex, mysterious place. A premier high resolution view, this startlingly beautiful picture [
http://rsd-www.nrl.…] covers a 4x4 degree region around the galactic center. It was constructed from 1 meter wavelength radio data obtained by telescopes of the Very Large Array [
http://antwrp.gsfc.…] near Socorro, New Mexico, USA. The galactic center [
http://antwrp.gsfc.…] itself is at the edge of the extremely bright object labeled Sagittarius (Sgr) A, suspected of harboring a million solar mass black hole. Along the galactic plane which runs diagonally through the image are tortured clouds of gas energized by hot stars and round-shaped supernova remnants (SNRs) - hallmarks of a violent [
http://www.astro.nw…] and energetic cosmic environment [
http://antwrp.gsfc.…]. But perhaps most intriguing are the arcs, threads, and filaments [
http://adsabs.harva…] which abound in the scene. Their uncertain origins challenge present theories of the dynamics of the galactic center.
Explanation
