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M31's intriguing nucleus

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Hubble telescope observations have yielded insights into the Andromeda Galaxy's (M31's) complex nucleus. New images from Hubble uncovered a disk of young, hot, blue stars swirling around a supermassive black hole. The disk is nested inside an elliptical ring of older, cooler, red stars, seen in previous Hubble observations. The inset images show M31's bright core and a view of the entire galaxy.

Credit: NASA, ESA, and A. Feild (STScI)

 

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Id:heic0512c / opo0526c
Object:Andromeda Galaxy, M 31, NGC 224, IRAS 00400+4059, Messier 31
Type:Galaxy
Instru-ment:Drawing
Width:2100
Height:2229

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