High-resolution far-infrared observations of the galactic center

A map at 53 microns with 17-arcsec resolution and three-color observations at 53, 100, and 175 microns with 30-arcsec beams of Sgr A are presented. Sagittarius A is resolved into two main sources, one associated with the cluster of strong 10-micron sources and another about 45 arcsec to the southwest coincident with a weak 10-micron source. The dust temperature peaks near the strong 10-micron sources, but the 100-micron and 175-micron fluxes and the far-infrared optical depth are greatest near the southwest source. The amount of dust required to explain the far-infrared emission is comparable to that observed in absorption in the near-infrared.