Virtual View of a Black Hole

 In the center of a swirling whirlpool of hot gas is likely a beast that has never been seen directly: a black hole. Studies of the bright light emitted by the swirling  gas rotating frequently indicate not only that a black hole is present but another dence object either a neutron star or another black hole is there too. The gas is seen to be rotating at about 450 times a second.

Got Milky Way?

This photograph was taken at Panama's Vary Large Telescope. In order to get this crazy shot, a semisphereical lens was used to capture 180° of the telescope and also to get a unfiltered shot at the center of our galaxy.