¿ Astronomy Picture of the Day [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. 2021 April 19 [2]A picture toward the center of our Galaxy in infrared light. Please see the explanation for more information. The Galactic Center in Infrared Image Credit: [3]NASA, [4]JPL-Caltech, [5]Spitzer Space Telescope, [6]Susan Stolovy ([7]SSC/Caltech) et al.; Reprocessing: [8]Judy Schmidt Explanation: What does the center of our galaxy look like? In visible light, the [9]Milky Way's center is [10]hidden by clouds of obscuring dust and gas. But in [11]this stunning vista, the [12]Spitzer Space Telescope's [13]infrared cameras, penetrate much of the [14]dust revealing the stars of the crowded [15]galactic center region. A mosaic of many smaller snapshots, the detailed, [16]false-color image shows older, cool stars in bluish hues. Red and brown glowing dust clouds are associated with young, hot stars in stellar nurseries. The very center of the Milky Way has recently been [17]found capable of forming [18]newborn stars. The [19]galactic center lies some 26,700 light-years away, toward the constellation [20]Sagittarius. At that distance, this picture [21]spans about 900 [22]light-years. Tomorrow's picture: destroyed by a black hole __________________________________________________________________ [23]< | [24]Archive | [25]Submissions | [26]Index | [27]Search | [28]Calendar | [29]RSS | [30]Education | [31]About APOD | [32]Discuss | [33]> __________________________________________________________________ Authors & editors: [34]Robert Nemiroff ([35]MTU) & [36]Jerry Bonnell ([37]UMCP) NASA Official: Phillip Newman [38]Specific rights apply. [39]NASA Web Privacy Policy and Important Notices A service of: [40]ASD at [41]NASA / [42]GSFC & [43]Michigan Tech. U. References 1. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 2. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2104/GalacticCore_SpitzerSchmidt_6143.jpg 3. https://www.nasa.gov/ 4. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ 5. https://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/ 6. https://www.elcamino.edu/faculty/sstolovy/ 7. http://ssc.spitzer.caltech.edu/ 8. https://www.flickr.com/photos/geckzilla/ 9. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap180729.html 10. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap201122.html 11. https://www.flickr.com/photos/geckzilla/50471506058/in/photostream/ 12. https://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/mission/mission-overview 13. https://science.nasa.gov/ems/07_infraredwaves 14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_SOytjGxlM 15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactic_center 16. https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/spitzer-captures-our-galaxys-bustling-center 17. https://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/news/ssc2009-13-baby-stars-finally-found-in-jumbled-galactic-center 18. http://www.universetoday.com/2009/06/10/astronomers-announce-first-newborn-stars-at-milky-ways-core/ 19. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap051023.html 20. http://hawastsoc.org/deepsky/sgr/index.html 21. https://media.istockphoto.com/photos/big-stretch-picture-id175194979 22. https://spaceplace.nasa.gov/light-year/en/ 23. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210418.html 24. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html 25. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/apsubmit2015.html 26. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/aptree.html 27. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/apod/apod_search 28. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/allyears.html 29. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss 30. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/edlinks.html 31. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html 32. http://asterisk.apod.com/discuss_apod.php?date=210419 33. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210420.html 34. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/faculty/Nemiroff.html 35. http://www.phy.mtu.edu/ 36. https://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/htmltest/jbonnell/www/bonnell.html 37. http://www.astro.umd.edu/ 38. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/lib/about_apod.html#srapply 39. https://www.nasa.gov/about/highlights/HP_Privacy.html 40. https://astrophysics.gsfc.nasa.gov/ 41. https://www.nasa.gov/ 42. https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/ 43. http://www.mtu.edu/