A spectacular portrait of the galaxy Centaurus A has been captured by astronomers using the Dark Energy Camera mounted on the Víctor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. This galaxy’s peculiar appearance — cloaked in dark tendrils of dust — stems from a past interaction with another galaxy, and its size and proximity to Earth make it one of the best-studied giant galaxies in the night sky.
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31 Aug. 2021
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Awarded to an individual or individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the public understanding and appreciation of astronomy, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific’s Klumpke-Roberts Award for 2021 goes ...
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