Active Galaxy Ngc 1068
by Nasa/cxc/mit/ucsb/p.ogle Et Al./science Photo Library
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Active Galaxy Ngc 1068
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Nasa/cxc/mit/ucsb/p.ogle Et Al./science Photo Library
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Active galaxy NGC 1068, composite image. NGC 1068 (M77) is a barred spiral galaxy about 47 million light years away in the constellation of Cetus. This image combines X-ray and visible light data showing hot gas blowing from the centre of the supermassive black hole. High-energy X-rays (blue/green) are observed by the Chandra X-ray telescope, while the visible light data is from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST, red).
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May 9th, 2022
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