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GLIMPSE the Milky Way
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 3:13 pm
by leustek
Where in the GLIMPSE image is the galactic center?
Posted: Fri Dec 16, 2005 8:33 pm
by BMAONE23
The galactic center lies in Sagittarius which is just now, along with the galactic center, beginning to move behind the sun. The GLIMPSE swath of the galactic plane sits in the constellation NORMA which is near Scorpio. This has already passed the sun by. So although they are close together, I don't think that the center is visible in this image. It would be nice to see an image of this quality of the entire galactic plane (it would be a huge image though).
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 1:39 am
by harry
Re:
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap051216.html
In my opinion we can estimate that there a number of Black Holes around the centre. I would say maybe about 20 plus.
Look at the post : wow blackholes
This is fantastic, I have seen it before and everytime its great
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050330.html
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap050128.html
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap040908.html
How do you think these blackholes were formed.
and our Galactic centre
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap041106.html