False-color images of the Galactic center in X-ray (left) and gamma-ray (right) light, revealing a cluster of high-energy sources, likely binary star systems with black holes. The absence of a bright source at the exact Galactic center is surprising. Data from the SIGMA telescope aboard the GRANAT spacecraft (1990-1997).

Astronomy Picture from 29/07/1998

The High Energy Heart Of The Milky Way

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap980729.html


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