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AmSky
is published and Copyright 2008 by Robert DuHamel.
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Cover picture:
This composite image shows the jet from a black hole at the center of a
galaxy striking the edge of another galaxy, the first time such an
interaction has been found.
In the image, data from several wavelengths have been combined. X-rays
from Chandra (colored purple), optical and ultraviolet (UV) data from
Hubble (red and orange), and radio emission from the Very Large Array
(VLA) and MERLIN (blue) show how the jet from the main galaxy on the
lower left is striking its companion galaxy to the upper right. The jet
impacts the companion galaxy at its edge and is then disrupted and
deflected, much like how a stream of water from a hose will splay out
after hitting a wall at an angle. Article
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