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Center of the peculiar galaxy NGC 4438 (Arp 120) in the Virgo cluster
Images of the Center of our Galaxy, the Milky Way
Zoom into Sagittario (Heino Falcke)
Motion of Stars at the Galactic Center
(
A. Eckart, R. Genzel et al 2002
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Formation of the Milky Way
(Jeffrey P. Gardner)
Simulation of Accretion on to Sagittario
Simulations by
John F. Hawley, Steven A. Balbus 2002
Volume rendering of the full simulation (outer radius is at about 100 Schwarzschild radii)
Volume rendering of the inner region of the simulation
Cross-section (log density)
Simulations by
Daniel Proga 2002
Larger scales (1000s of Schwarzschild radii)
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20 Sep 2003