狮子三重星系
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Two spiral galaxies are pictured on the left and right. They galaxy on the left is smaller. Both show red lanes of dust in their spiral arms. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
左图和右图为两个螺旋星系。左侧星系较小。两个星系的旋臂中都有红色尘埃带。有关更多详细信息,请参阅说明。
就像两位相扑选手对峙一样,我们观测到了距离最近的一对超大质量黑洞。这两个黑洞相距约300光年,是通过NASA的哈勃太空望远镜和钱德拉X射线天文台探测到的。这些黑洞深埋在一对正在碰撞的星系中,由内落的气体和尘埃提供燃料,使其作为活跃星系核(AGN)发出明亮的光芒。
NGC 685占据了舞台的中心位置,在墨黑的背景上闪烁着微弱的恒星。这个星系显然是一个棒旋星系,它有明亮的中心棒和斑驳弯曲的旋臂。它距离我们大约5,800万光年,位于波江座。NGC 685位于天赤道以南,在一年中的某些时候从南半球可以看到。
2023年1月23日 The Colliding Spiral Galaxies of Arp 274 Image Credit: NASA, ESA, Hubble; Processing & Copyright: Mehmet Hakan Özsaraç Explanation: Two galaxies are squaring off in Virgo and here are the latest pictures. When two galaxies collide, the stars that compose them usually do not. This is
2021年03月20日 The Leo Trio Image Credit & Copyright: Francis Bozon Explanation: This popular group leaps into the early evening sky around the March equinox and the northern hemisphere spring. Famous as the Leo Triplet, the three magnificent galaxies found in the prominent constellation Leo gathe