The Hubble Space Telescope has solved a long-standing puzzle by resolving giant but delicate filaments shaped by a strong magnetic field around the active galaxy NGC 1275. It is the most striking example so far of the influence of the immense tentacles of extragalactic magnetic fields.
Credit: ESA/Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen) Narration: Bob Fosbury Design: Martin Kornmesser Animations and photos: Martin Kornmesser , Digitized Sky Survey 2, A. Fujii and NASA/GSFC Web Technical Support: Lars Holm Nielsen & Raquel Yumi Shida Cinematography: Peter Rixner Script: Lars Lindberg Christensen & Laura Simurda Director: Lars Lindberg Christensen
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