Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
Jets from Unusual Galaxy Centaurus A
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 31, 2011 is “Jets from Unusual Galaxy Centaurus A,” an image. It is credited to Credit: ESO / WFI (visible); MPIfR / ESO / APEX /A. Weiss et al. (microwave); NASA / CXC / CfA /R. Kraft et al. (X-ray); Inset: NASA / TANAMI /C. Mller et al. (radio). The original explanation runs about 123 words.
From the explanation
“Jets of streaming plasma expelled by the central black hole of a massive spiral galaxy light up this composite image of Centaurus A . The jets emanating from Cen A are over a million light years long.”
— APOD editors, May 31, 2011
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- May 31, 2011
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: ESO / WFI (visible); MPIfR / ESO / APEX /A. Weiss et al. (microwave); NASA / CXC / CfA /R. Kraft et al. (X-ray); Inset: NASA / TANAMI /C. Mller et al. (radio)
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 123 words