A multi-wavelength image of the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. The image contains gas and dust of many different shapes, textures and colors. On the far left of the image, a large object, an X-ray binary, glows bright blue. To the upper right of the X-ray binary, there are several red and orange cliff-like ridges, known as the Arches Cluster. To the bottom right of the X-ray binary, there is a bright red object — a cluster of stars known as the Quintuplet Cluster — and another orange and red ridge that surrounds the cluster from its left to its top right in a clockwise direction. The middle right of center is a bright white area, where the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole resides. Between the supermassive black hole and the X-ray binary is a huge area of dense gas in orange and red. Toward the bottom left of the supermassive black hole is a pocket of blue gas. Scattered across the image are blue, red, yellow and purple dots, which are stars and other compact objects. 

Ten points of interest are scattered about the image, containing various symbols, including: 

Detailed descriptions about the objects named above are provided at each of these points.