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NuSTAR View of Galaxy NGC 1068
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Galaxy NGC 1068 is shown in visible light and X-rays in this composite image. High-energy X-rays (magenta) captured by NASA's Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, or NuSTAR, are overlaid on visible-light images from both NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. The X-ray light is coming from an active supermassive black hole, also known as a quasar, in the center of the galaxy.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineNuSTAR View of Galaxy NGC 1068. NASA/JPL, 2015-12-17. Public domain. ID: PIA20057.
