Figure 22-27: R I V U X G
The Galactic Center (a) In this false-color infrared image, the reddish band is dust in the plane of the Galaxy and the fainter bluish blobs are interstellar clouds heated by young O and B stars. (b) This close-up infrared view covers the area outlined by the white rectangle in (a). (c) Adaptive optics reveals stars densely packed around the galactic center.
The Galactic Center (a) In this false-color infrared image, the reddish band is dust in the plane of the Galaxy and the fainter bluish blobs are interstellar clouds heated by young O and B stars. (b) This close-up infrared view covers the area outlined by the white rectangle in (a). (c) Adaptive optics reveals stars densely packed around the galactic center.
(a, b: NASA; c: European Southern Observatory)