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Galactic Center
The Galactic Center is the rotational center of the Milky Way galaxy, located approximately 25,000 light-years from Earth in the direction of the constellation Sagittarius. It is a densely populated region containing a supermassive black hole known as Sagittarius A*, surrounded by a high concentration of stars, gas, and dust.
Source: nasa.gov
APODs including "Galactic Center"
Millions of Stars in Omega Centauri
16/04/2002
X-Ray Milky Way
10/01/2002
The Annotated Galactic Center
29/12/2001
Where a Black Hole Roams
21/09/2001
Magnetars In The Sky
01/09/2001
The Bubbling Cauldron of NGC 3079
22/08/2001
The Galactic Center in Infrared
08/07/2001
Unusual Flashes Toward Globular Cluster M22
03/07/2001
Messiers and Mars
15/06/2001
Around The Arches Cluster
14/06/2001
NGC 1818: A Young Globular Cluster
11/03/2001
All-Sky Panorama
02/02/2001
Sgr A*: Fast Stars Near the Galactic Center
20/12/2000
Palomar 13's Last Stand
30/11/2000
Gemini North Images Bow Shock Near Galactic Center
17/10/2000
ROSAT Explores The X-Ray Sky
19/08/2000
Globular Cluster M19
19/07/2000
The Galactic Center Across the Infrared
05/07/2000
Journey to the Center of the Galaxy
22/04/2000
The M7 Open Star Cluster in Scorpius
05/04/2000
Magnetar In The Sky
22/01/2000
X For Andromeda
21/01/2000
X-Rays From The Galactic Center
20/01/2000
Our Galaxy in Stars, Gas, and Dust
27/09/1999
The Quintuplet Star Cluster
21/09/1999
The Annotated Galactic Center
11/09/1999
The Galactic Center in Infrared
21/06/1999
Dark Cloud
26/02/1999
The Galactic Center - A Radio Mystery
28/01/1999
NGC 1818: A Young Globular Cluster
17/01/1999