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The centre of the Milky Way showing a newly discovered and rapidly moving cloud
These images taken over the last decade using the NACO instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope show the motion of a cloud of gas that is falling towards the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way. This is the first time ever that the approach of such a doomed cloud to a supermassive black hole has been observed and it is expected to break up completely during 2013.
Crédit:ESO/MPE
À propos de l'image
| Identification: | eso1151c |
| Type: | Collage |
| Date de publication: | 14 décembre 2011 19:00 |
| Communiqués de presse en rapport: | eso1151 |
| Taille: | 2507 x 948 px |
À propos de l'objet
| Nom: | Sgr A* |
| Type: | Milky Way : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole |
| Distance: | 25000 années lumière |
| Catégorie: | Quasars and Black Holes |
Couleurs & filtres
| Domaine | Télescope |
|---|---|
| Infrarouge | Very Large Telescope NACO |