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Cen A Optical Gamma Composite
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Cen A Optical Gamma Composite

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

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NASA release April 1, 2010 The gamma-ray output from Cen A's lobes exceeds their radio output by more than ten times. High-energy gamma rays detected by Fermi's Large Area Telescope are depicted as purple in this gamma ray/optical composite of the galaxy.

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Credit lineCen A Optical Gamma Composite. NASA/GSFC, 2017-12-08. Public domain. ID: GSFC_20171208_Archive_e002062.
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