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History of Chandra X-Ray Observatory

Chandra X-Ray Observatory provided this composite X-ray (blue and green) and optical (red) image of the active galaxy NGC 1068 showing gas blowing away in a high-speed wind from the vicinity of a central supermassive black hole. Regions of intense star formation in the irner spiral arms of the galaxy are highlighted by both optical and x-ray emissions. A doughnut shaped cloud of cool gas and dust surrounding the black hole, known as the torus, appears as the elongated white spot. It has has a mass of about 5 million suns and is estimated to extend from within a few light years of the black hole out to about 300 light years.

Date
2000-12-04
Collection
MSFC
Archive
NASA Image and Video Library
Type
photograph

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"History of Chandra X-Ray Observatory" (2000-12-04). NASA/MSFC. Public domain. https://images.nasa.gov/details/0301628

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