'Russian doll' galaxy reveals black holes' true power
CSIRO Media Release – 26 October 2010
Ref 10/136
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| A radio image of S26, made with CSIRO's Australia Telescope Compact Array radio telescope. The 'hotspots' mark the ends of the jets shot out by the black hole (not visible in this picture). |
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The galaxy NGC 7793. This image combines X-ray and optical data taken with three telescopes. |
Image credit – R. Soria et al / CSIRO /ATCA
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Image credit – X-ray (NASA/CXC/Univ of Strasbourg/M. Pakull et al); Optical (ESO/VLT/Univ of Strasbourg/M. Pakull et al); H-alpha (NOAO/AURA/NSF/CTIO 1.5m). |
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| A composite image showing the position of the 'miniature galaxy' S26 in the galaxy NGC 7793. The image of S26 is a radio image, made with a CSIRO telescope while the image of the galaxy is made from combined X-ray and optical data. |
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Image credit – Soria et al / CSIRO / ATCA; NGC 7793 - NASA, ESO and NOAO.
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