Just in case you missed it or were wondering what the middle of our home galaxy looks like, Rob Gendler has recently released this absolute corker of a shot...FSQ106 and STL11000 sited at Pingelly in WA.
http://www.robgendlerastropics.com/MWCenter.html
quoting Rob,
Tthe mosaic covers about 25 by 18 degrees of sky. The file is 25,962 X 17,294 pixels (1.25 GB). The subs ranged from 20 to 30 minutes per channel.