Composite image of Abell 2597 brightest cluster galaxy
The background image (blue) is from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The foreground (red) is ALMA data showing the distribution of carbon monoxide gas in and around the galaxy. The pull-out box shows the ALMA data of the "shadow" (black) produced by absorption of the millimetre-wavelength light emitted by electrons whizzing around powerful magnetic fields generated by the galaxy's supermassive black hole. The shadow indicates that cold clouds of molecular gas are raining in on the black hole.
Telif:B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF)/G. Tremblay et al./NASA/ESA Hubble/ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)
Görüntü Hakkında
Kimlik: | eso1618c |
Tür: | Kolaj |
Yayın tarihi: | 08 Haziran 2016 19:00 |
Bağlantılı bültenler: | eso1618 |
Boyut: | 640 x 640 px |
Nesne Hakkında
Adı: | Abell 2597 |
Tür: | Local Universe : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole |
Kategori: | Quasars and Black Holes |