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Thursday, October 17, 2013

NGC 1433


This detailed view shows the central parts of the nearby active galaxy NGC 1433. The dim blue background image, showing the central dust lanes of this galaxy, comes from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The colored structures near the center are from recent ALMA observations that have revealed a spiral shape, as well as an unexpected outflow, for the first time.

Image credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/NASA/ESA/F. Combes

Note: For more information, see ALMA Probes Mysteries of Jets from Giant Black Holes.

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