Zoom of the Milky Way’s central region

This video, which starts by showing a large-scale view of the Milky Way, zooms on the central region of our galaxy. This area was newly observed with the HAWK-I instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope in the Chilean Atacama Desert with an angular resolution of 0.2 arcseconds. This new stunning view of the central region of the Milky Way is visible towards the end of the video.

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[BlackTalon]

Can you imagine what the night sky must look like if you live on a planet near the Center of the Milky Way? It must be utterly mindboggling.

[hindustanihindustani]

2 minutes of silence for those who think light is faster in the

zooming is faster than light

[daskrumpl]

Me and the boys gazing at the milky way’s central region

[astropike]

Can't wait to see the image of Sgr A*