Question

Our solar system is approximately 27,000 light-years from the center of the Milky Way. Therefore, what is true when we observe the center of the Milky Way with a telescope?

Answer 1

We are observing the galactic center as it was 27,000 years ago

Explanation:

The Galactic Center, or Galactic Centre, is the rotational center of the Milky Way. It is 8,122 ± 31 parsecs (26,490 ± 100 ly) away from Earth in the direction of the constellations Sagittarius, Ophiuchus, and Scorpius where the Milky Way appears brightest. It coincides with the compact radio source Sagittarius A*