cwnl:
Active Black Hole in the “Eye of Sauron”
NGC 4151 is a spiral galaxy with an actively growing supermassive black hole at its center.
This composite image of NGC 4151 contains X-rays from Chandra (blue), optical data (yellow), and radio emission (red). The structure has been dubbed “The Eye of Sauron” by astronomers due to its resemblance to the character in “The Lord of the Rings” movies.
A recent study has shown that the X-ray emission was likely caused by an outburst powered by the supermassive black hole located in the white region in the center of the galaxy.
POST DETAILS:
Posted on October/28/2011
Originally Posted by: ikenbot Reblogged From: ikenbot
POST NOTES:
-
n0th1ng-useful liked this
-
n0th1ng-useful reblogged this from ikenbot
-
recent-business-news liked this
-
recent-business-news reblogged this from silas216
-
silas216 liked this
-
silas216 reblogged this from dendroica
-
chucktisa liked this
-
gaijinlegit reblogged this from ikenbot
-
shitennouland liked this
-
nouns-and-verbs-and-shit liked this
-
hadouryuken liked this
-
theflaffbattle reblogged this from laureloutloud
-
the11dimensions reblogged this from likeaphysicist and added:
Active Black Hole in the “Eye of Sauron”
-
anneemaye reblogged this from yesastronomyyes
-
yesastronomyyes reblogged this from forever-trombone
-
blogyowh reblogged this from ikenbot
-
doitlikeadog liked this
-
bloodorangejuice reblogged this from damnthosehobbitses
-
akkurtevdeneve liked this
-
thenewviolet liked this
-
almostathreat liked this
-
brilliantbox reblogged this from crazedmuggle
-
theflaffbattle liked this
-
inebriatednewtfancier liked this
-
im-alittle-stuck reblogged this from tonksftmemories
-
moonlightbloodrose liked this
-
tonksftmemories liked this
-
tonksftmemories reblogged this from crazedmuggle
-
crazedmuggle reblogged this from laureloutloud
-
inthepitofmymind reblogged this from rhamphotheca
-
laureloutloud reblogged this from ikenbot
-
naturelovesyou liked this
-
naturelovesyou reblogged this from rhamphotheca
-
miss-mordor reblogged this from restyoursoulandfeedyourbrain
-
fluoritaplanck liked this
-
gwenmcgregor reblogged this from rhamphotheca
-
hotcupofmucha liked this
-
wigmund reblogged this from rhamphotheca
-
mon-cerveau reblogged this from rhamphotheca
-
spinningbirdkick liked this
-
vault-girl liked this
