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To: Telepathic Intruder
A Real Death Star Blasting a Nearby Galaxy!

A composite image (top) shows a never-before-seen spectacle: a "Death Star" galaxy blasting a nearby neighbor with a powerful jet from a supermassive black hole.

The image combines x-ray data from the Chandra X-Ray Observatory (purple), optical and ultraviolet data from the Hubble Space Telescope (red and orange), and radio emission data from the Very Large Array and MERLIN array (blue).

An artist's illustration (bottom) shows another view of the spectacle.

5 posted on 06/13/2010 11:21:49 PM PDT by Errant
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To: Errant

Yes I’ve heard of references to that. THX by the way.


6 posted on 06/13/2010 11:25:24 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder (The right thing is not always the popular thing)
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To: Errant

Supermassive black hole accretion jets can be a bummer if they’re aimed right at you.


7 posted on 06/13/2010 11:30:49 PM PDT by Telepathic Intruder (The right thing is not always the popular thing)
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