Galactic jet. Optical image of the core of galaxy Messier 87 (NGC 4486),showing a prominent energetic jet (blue). The jet is a collimated stream of material thrown out by the accretion disk of a massive black hole at the galaxy's centre. This image was made using the 8.2-metre Very Large Telescope 'Antu' at the Cerro Paranal Observatory,Chile | |
Licence : | Droits gérés |
Crédit: | Science Photo Library / EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY |
Taille de l’image : | 1657 px × 1077 px |
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