Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Ophiuchus (Oph)  ·  Contains:  13 Oph)  ·  19 Sgr)  ·  21 Sco)  ·  26 Sco)  ·  34 Sco)  ·  35 Oph)  ·  35 Sco)  ·  7 Sco)  ·  8 Sco A)  ·  Akrab (β1 Sco  ·  Cor Scorpii  ·  Graffias  ·  IC 4592  ·  IC 4604  ·  Iclarkrau (δ Sco  ·  Kalb al Akrab (α Sco  ·  Kaus Meridionalis  ·  Lagoon Nebula  ·  Lesuth (υ Sco  ·  M 8  ·  Media (δ Sgr  ·  NGC 6523  ·  NGC 6526  ·  Part of the constellation Ophiuchus (Oph)  ·  Part of the constellation Sagittarius (Sgr)  ·  Part of the constellation Scorpius (Sco)  ·  Part of the constellation Serpens (Ser)  ·  The star Acrab  ·  The star Antares  ·  The star Dschubba  ·  And 9 more.
The Galactic Center, Mehmet Ergün
The Galactic Center
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The Galactic Center

The Galactic Center, Mehmet Ergün
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The Galactic Center

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The Galactic Center is the rotational center of the Milky Way. The estimates for its location range from 25.000 light-years from Earth in the direction of the constellations Sagittarius, Ophiuchus, and Scorpius where the Milky Way appears brightest. At the center of the Milky Way is a massive black hole.

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The Galactic Center, Mehmet Ergün