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High resolution spectra of six sources at the galactic center demonstrate that these objects are M supergiants. The dramatic concentration of such stars is interpreted as evidence for a recent burst of star formation which may also correctly model the ionization and energetics of the galactic center.
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Lebofsky et al. (1982) studied this question.
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