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Flashing Galaxy

Posted by michael on from the there's-a-hole-in-the-middle-of-it-all dept.

eastern european spy writes: "According to the BBC astronomers have obtained one of the most detailed views ever seen of the central regions of a so-called active galaxy that is ejecting energetic jets of material into space. The galaxy, catalogued as 3C120, has a supermassive black hole at its core that squirts gas jets in opposite directions. One jet is almost pointed head-on towards the Earth. Read the full story here." See also the author's homepage and some movies of the phenomena.

5 comments

  1. Re:Mirror by eyeball · · Score: 1

    Dude, I haven't laughed at something on SlashDot in such a long time.. Thanks for restoring my faith in the humor of the people who hang here!

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  2. Re:Flashes? by Black+Parrot · · Score: 1

    Do flashing galaxies expose their black holes?

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  3. 3C120? by Ssolstice · · Score: 1

    3C120? Is it a 3COM product?

  4. Flashes? by Vuarnet · · Score: 1

    From the article: On-off flashes excite astronomers.
    Heh. For a second there I read "On-off flashers excite astronomers", and I thought, 'Man, they need to get a life and spend some time away from their telescopes."

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  5. Re:Mirror by King+of+the+World · · Score: 1

    Well, what's the King of the World for if not a good laugh. You're welcome, peasant.

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