Saturday, September 26, 2009

Sombrero Galaxy

When viewed from the side, this spiral galaxy bulges in the middle like a sombrero, or Mexican Hat. Scientists suspect that a Black hole as massive as 1 billion Suns may lie at the galaxy’s center. Around its center lie billions of old, faint stars that form the enormous bulge of light.

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