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Offline sam

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NGC 1068: Winds of Change: How Black Holes May Shape Galaxies
« on: March 07, 2010, 20:22 »
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2010/ngc1068/

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This is a composite image of NGC 1068, one of the nearest and brightest galaxies containing a rapidly growing supermassive black hole. X-ray data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory are shown in red, optical data from the Hubble Space Telescope in green and radio data from the Very Large Array in blue. The spiral structure of NGC 1068 is shown by the X-ray and optical data, and a jet powered by the central supermassive black hole is shown by the radio data.
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Re: NGC 1068: Winds of Change: How Black Holes May Shape Galaxies
« Reply #1 on: March 07, 2010, 22:10 »
What a stunning photo.  The activity around the black hole is clearly seen by Chandra. 
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Re: NGC 1068: Winds of Change: How Black Holes May Shape Galaxies
« Reply #2 on: March 07, 2010, 22:14 »
good old chandra!
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