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Sagittarius A*

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A giant black hole lives in our galaxy.

EHT Saggitarius A black hole.tif
EHT Saggitarius A black hole.tif
It sits in the middle of our home in space. It is very big and very heavy. It pulls on things near it. We can see its glow in pictures.
Chandra image of Sgr A.jpg
Chandra image of Sgr A.jpg
Can you find it in the stars?

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EHT Saggitarius A black hole.tif
File:Chandra image of Sgr A.jpg
Chandra image of Sgr A.jpg
Sagittarius Astar in the constellation of...
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File:Dusty cloud G2 passes the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way.jpg
Dusty cloud G2 passes the supermassive...
File:Pointing X-ray Eyes at our Resident Supermassive Black Hole.jpg
Pointing X-ray Eyes at our Resident...
File:Magnetar-SGR1745-2900-20150515.jpg
Magnetar-SGR1745-2900-20150515.jpg
File:Galactic centre orbits.svg
Galactic centre orbits.svg
File:SgrA2018.gif
SgrA2018.gif
File:SgrA2021.gif
SgrA2021.gif
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