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Radio astronomers have published images of the black hole Sagittarius A * in the center of the Milky Way

The panorama is the result of three years of observations. The pictures were taken with the MeerKAT telescope.

Photo: I. Heywood, SARAO

Scientists at the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) published images of the center of the Milky Way taken with the MeerKAT telescope.

Central part of the Milky Way

Central part of the Milky Way

(Photo: I. Heywood, SARAO)

The bright colors in the image show regions of strong radio emission, the gray background corresponds to areas with less intense radiation.

Supernova remnants G359.1-0.5

Supernova remnants G359.1-0.5

(Photo: I. Heywood, SARAO)

To the left of center is the escaping pulsar Mouse. In the upper right part – the radio thread “Snake”.

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