Radio Galaxy Zoo Talk

ARG0002uxs - M87 relativistic jet

  • Dolorous_Edd by Dolorous_Edd

    Messier 87

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    Famous for having visible relativistic jet

    SDSS zoom in

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    And as seen by Hubble

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  • sisifolibre by sisifolibre

    wonderful! I had seen before the jet, but not those 6 images where you see how it changes over time. Thanks 😃

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  • 42jkb by 42jkb scientist, admin in response to sisifolibre's comment.

    One of my standard images when I talk about jets as they ca also be visible in the optical.

    Note that the radio is two-sided but the optical is one-sided.

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  • ivywong by ivywong scientist, admin

    A classic in so many ways 😃

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