Galactic Center

This extremely high resolution image of the region around the galactic center (at lower right) shows new details including a bow-shock structure in an infrared source called IRS-8 (see close-up on this album). See Image Release for details Technical Details: Image is moasic of 4 images combined to produce the largest, high-resolution image of the region around the galactic center ever obtained (as of 2000). Images obtained in July and August 2000 using Gemini with Hokupa'a/QUIRC Adaptive Optics system. Ea