Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Microquasar in Motion

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for September 16, 2004 is “Microquasar in Motion,” an image. It is credited to Credit: I. F. Mirabel , I. Rodrigues, Q. Z. Liu, NRAO / AUI / NSF. The original explanation runs about 194 words.

Microquasar in Motion
Credit: I. F. Mirabel , I. Rodrigues, Q. Z. Liu, NRAO / AUI / NSF Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Microquasars , bizarre binary star systems generating high-energy radiation and blasting out jets of particles at nearly the speed of light, live in our Milky Way galaxy .”

— APOD editors, September 16, 2004

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
September 16, 2004
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: I. F. Mirabel , I. Rodrigues, Q. Z. Liu, NRAO / AUI / NSF
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 194 words

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Topics in this entry

The Milky WayGalaxiesStar clustersSupernovae

Topics are matched from words in the title and explanation.

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Source

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