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Active Galactic Nucleus - V3
Artwork of an active galactic nucleus, or AGN. Many,
perhaps most large galaxies, are thought to harbour supermassive black holes in their
central regions. These enormous gravitational powerhouses can weigh anything from a
few hundred thousand to sev...
Keywords:
... ack hole, disc, formation, galaxy, jet, nucleus,
outflow, particle, power, quasa ...
Galaxy Cluster
Artwork depicting a cluster of galaxies. Many of them are active - with superluminal
jets emerging from their cores, likely powered by black holes....
Keywords:
active galactic nucleus, active galaxy, Adobe
Photoshop, AGN, black hole, cluste...
GRB from NS Collision - V2
From a NOIRLab press releases, for which this image was commissioned: 'Astronomers
studying a powerful gamma-ray burst (GRB) with the Gemini South telescope, operated
by NSF’s NOIRLab, may have detected a never-before-seen way to destroy a star.
Un...
Keywords:
... olecular clouds, neutron star, NOIRLab, nucleus,
outflow, particle, power, press ...
Galaxy Types - V2
... have relatively less gas and dust than the other types. Lenticular galaxies are
disc-shaped, but lack a well- differentiated nucleus
or spiral arms. Spiral galaxies, like our own Milky Way, tend to have a nucleus of older stars, and hot gas, dust and ...
Keywords:
elliptical galaxy, galactic, galaxies, Galaxies, galaxy, irregular galaxy, lenti...