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Galaxy NGC 6251 Nucleus

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The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has provided a never-before-seen view of a warped disk flooded with a torrent of ultraviolet light from hot gas trapped around a suspected massive black hole.

Credit: Philippe Crane (European Southern Observatory), and NASA/ESA

 

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Press Release
Id:opo9728a
Object:NGC 6251
Type:Quasars, Black Holes & Active Galaxies
Instru-ment:WFPC2, FOC, Ground-based
Width:3000
Height:2400

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