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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:
accretion, active, Adobe Photoshop, AGN, astronomy,
astrophysics, beam, birth, b...
Quasar Merger
From a NOIRLab press release, for which this image was commissioned. The scene
depicts quasars that are poised to merge, after their respective host galaxies have
collided. ...
Keywords:
accretion, active, Adobe Photoshop, AGN, astronomy,
astrophysics, beam, black ho...
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:
accretion, active, Adobe Photoshop, AGN, astronomy,
astrophysics, beam, black ho...