Galaxy M87
by European Southern Observatory/science Photo Library
Title
Galaxy M87
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European Southern Observatory/science Photo Library
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Photograph - Photograph
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Galactic jet. Optical image of the core of galaxy Messier 87 (NGC 4486), showing a prominent energetic jet (blue). The jet is a collimated stream of material thrown out by the accretion disk of a massive black hole at the galaxy's centre. This image was made using the 8.2-metre Very Large Telescope 'Antu' at the Cerro Paranal Observatory, Chile.
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February 16th, 2021
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