Composite of Centaurus A revealing lobes and jets from galaxy's black hole

This color composite of Centaurus A, an elliptical galaxy located about 13 million light-years from Earth, reveals the lobes and jets emanating from the active galaxy’s central black hole.

Credit:

ESO/WFI (Optical); MPIfR/ESO/APEX/A.Weiss et al. (Submillimetre); NASA/CXC/CfA/R.Kraft et al. (X-ray)

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Id:eso0903a-h
Type:Photographic
Release date:Aug. 3, 2023, 11:19 a.m.
Size:2808 x 2957 px

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