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Best-Ever Snapshot of a Black Hole's Jets
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Best-Ever Snapshot of a Black Hole's Jets

NASA / GSFC · 2017-12-08 · photograph (digital archive)

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NASA image release May 20, 2011 <b>To see a really cool video related to this image go here: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/5740451675/in/photostream">www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc/5740451675/in/photostream</a></b> The giant elliptical galaxy NGC 5128 is the radio source known as Centaurus A. Vast radio-emitting lobes (shown as orange in this optical/radio composite) extend nearly a million light-years from the galaxy.

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spacejetsnasagalaxyblackholeradiotelescopecentaurusa
Credit lineBest-Ever Snapshot of a Black Hole's Jets. NASA/GSFC, 2017-12-08. Public domain. ID: GSFC_20171208_Archive_e001886.
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