It's Crowded Downtown

Funny. I was thinking I want to just post a big, gorgeous, colorful photo showing a bunch of different astronomical objects in one scene, and then I found a note from Derek Demeter, Planetarium Director at the Seminole State College of Florida. He's an accomplished astrophotographer, and took this stunning picture of the galactic center last October: Holy wow! Isn't that gorgeous? Even better, there's some very interesting stuff going on here. Let me break it down for you. This photo was taken o...