Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Heavy Black Hole Jets in 4U1630-47

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 20, 2013 is “Heavy Black Hole Jets in 4U1630-47,” an image. It is credited to Illustration Credit: NASA , CXC , M. Weiss. The original explanation runs about 206 words.

Heavy Black Hole Jets in 4U1630-47
Credit: Illustration Credit: NASA , CXC , M. Weiss Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“What are black hole jets made of? Many black holes in stellar systems are surely surrounded by disks of gas and plasma gravitationally pulled from a close binary star companion.”

— APOD editors, November 20, 2013

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
November 20, 2013
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Illustration Credit: NASA , CXC , M. Weiss
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 206 words

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Black holes

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