The sparkling beauty of the center

The central region of the Milky Way appears with subtle colors in a photo taken from the ground by a telescope.

Billions of stars exist in the center of the Milky Way in the picture
taken by the Great Telescope of the Southern European Observatory. (Photo: ESO)

NACO, the name of the camera has the ability to receive light radiation of near-infrared wavelengths on the huge telescope of the Southern European Astronomical Observatory, taking photos of celestial bodies in the core of the Ngan Ha. This core zone is about 24,800 light-years away from the Earth.

The Milky Way is the name of the galaxy that contains the solar system. It is shaped like a silver-white strip from the constellation Tien Hau in the north to the South Cross constellation in the south. The Solar System revolves around the Milky Way for 226 million years. Thus, until now, the solar system has completed 25 such rounds.

The stars in the Milky Way revolve around its center. Scientists predict a supermassive black hole exists in the central area. By tracking the movements of stars in the central Milky Way for more than 16 years, astronomers have calculated the mass of that black hole.