The galaxy's massive center, the bright ball of light in the center of the photograph, is about 80 light-years across and has a brightness of about 100 million suns. Astronomers estimate that it has a mass 40 million times larger than our Sun. The concentration of stars is about 5,000 times higher than in our solar neighborhood, the Milky Way Galaxy. We would see a continuously bright sky if we lived near the bright center.
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Very cool! COME HOME!!! :)
Did you notice the cross in the center?
Emily~ I am coming home tomorrow. See you then. :-) Thank you for all the nights you have spent with Kevin Bacon. I am sure he enjoyed your lap.
Suzi, Denbigh says,"are you kidding?" We put it up there because of the cross at the center. love you!
I noticed the cross at the center! Very cool!
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