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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"
Magnetar In The Sky
02/10/1998
The High Energy Heart Of The Milky Way
29/07/1998
NGC 1818: A Young Globular Cluster
07/03/1998
The Solar Neighborhood
25/02/1998
Sagittarius Dwarf to Collide with Milky Way
16/02/1998
At The Core Of M15
17/01/1998
The Trifid Nebula in Red, White and Blue
08/12/1997
The Milky Way's Gamma-Ray Halo
05/11/1997
Comet Halley and the Milky Way
03/10/1997
A Galactic Cloud of Antimatter Credit:
01/05/1997
Milky Way Molecule Map Credit:
30/04/1997
The Milky Way's Center Credit:
15/03/1997
NGC 1818: A Young Globular Cluster Credit:
14/02/1997
Journey to the Center of the Galaxy Credit:
21/01/1997
M16: Nebula With Star Cluster
18/01/1997
ROSAT Explores the X-Ray Sky
08/10/1996
Unusual Spiral Galaxy M66
10/08/1996
COMPTEL Explores The Radioactive Sky
24/07/1996
Sagittarius and the Central Milky Way
05/06/1996
The COMPTEL Gamma-Ray Sky
29/05/1996
The 76 Meter Lovell Radio Telescope
08/03/1996
Globular Cluster M5
19/10/1995
The Milky Way's Center
08/09/1995