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An image of the central region of our galaxy, as seen with the Keck telescope. The massive black hole is located near the head of the arrow labeled "SgrA*". The size of this image is two light years by two light years, and the crowding is enormous: in the neighborhood of the sun, typical distances between stars are several light years, and a snapshot like this most likely would show just one star or none at all.