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Nucleus of our Galaxy, the Milky Way. This radiograph shows the ionized gas (thermal emission) within the central 10 light years of our Galaxy. The compact nonthermal radio source has been subtracted from the map.

Investigator(s):  K.Y. Lo, M.J. Claussen

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Technical Data

Telescope	VLA
Date of Observation	1982-00-00
Type of Observation	Continuum Observations
Band	C
Wavelength	6 cm
Frequency	5.0 GHz
Center of Image	RA: 17:42:29.30, Dec: -28:59:18.60 (B1950)
Field of View	0.0500 x 0.0500 degrees
Technical Caption	Observing runs - during 1982 at the VLA in B- and C-configuration using about 27 antennas.



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