Gas cloud-galactic black hole simulation. Computer model of the trajectory (red line) of a gas cloud (red and yellow) approaching the supermassive black hole (Sagittarius A,centre) at the centre of our Milky Way galaxy. Stars (white) are tracing orbits (blue lines) around the black hole,which is 25,000 light years from Earth,in the constellation of Sagittarius. Observations of this gas cloud were made in 2002,2007 and 2011 with the VLT's NACO system (see C013/1116). The break-up is expected to happen during 2013. This view shows the expected positions of the stars and gas cloud in the year 2021. Simulation published in 2011 | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY / MARC SCHARTMANN / MPE |
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