The SOFIA/FORCAST Galactic Center Legacy Program

Composite infrared image of the center of our Milky Way galaxy, spanning 600+ light-years across. New data from SOFIA taken at 25 and 37 µm, shown in blue and green, is combined with data from the Herschel Space Observatory, shown in red (70 µm), and the Spitzer Space Telescope, shown in white (8 µm). SOFIA’s view reveals features that have never been seen before.

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