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This galaxy looks very unique to me. I am a student of galaxies, these look brand new to me. There appear to be ~3 rings around NGC 3169 perpendicular to its plane of rotation. Has the other galaxy circled it that many times? I would love to see the simulation of these 2 galaxies interacting. Note,...

So, I'm reading that tiny NGC 3165 is also part of this triple, and at about the same distance, yet it doesn't seem to be interacting with the other two at all, either currently or in the past. Why not? Also, I note that NGC 3165 is classified as a spiral too, which would confirm that spirals reall...

[...] According to this site , both NGC 3169 and NGC 3166 have active black holes, and I have to wonder if the jet-like feature emerging from NGC 3166 is a remnant of an outburst of that galaxy's black hole. [...] Ann I think that the "jet" of NGC 3166 is an arm of NGC 3169 that was stret...

I always want to put things in perspective. https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/2405/Cg4Galaxy_CtioRector_960.jpg Why is that globule cometary? What made it open its mouth? Nearby hot bright stars, sure. What stars? I found the coordinates for CG4, which is the name of this thing, and saw that it is l...

NASA's Chandra Notices the Galactic Center is Venting NASA/ESA | 2024 May 09 https://chandra.cfa.harvard.edu/photo/2024/vent/vent_labeled_525.jpg These images show evidence for an exhaust vent attached to a chimney releasing hot gas from a region around the supermassive black hole at the center of ...

[...] The bluest parts of Jupiter are the bluish festoons, which are seen emerging from the north equatorial belt and protruding into the white equatorial zone. I don't remember seeing a lot of blue near the Great Red Spot, however. Consider these tips on how to draw Jupiter: https://c02.purpledshu...

But that's just one of those things when you see everything twice everywhere ;-) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53727245842_6c9de594da_b.jpg SDSS J115331 and LEDA 2073461 jac berne (flickr) Is that a second pair of overlapping galaxies at upper right??? :o Ann Well. I think that often coincide...

This system is pretty crazy: Strange early galaxy by JWST in May 2024.png Is the strange (starforming?) galactic arm a tidal feature? If so, something is tugging at this galaxy - what? The massive object distorting the galaxy must be off to the left. And really, what is that orange hamburger-like o...

https://hosted.ap.org/article/cd5a78e8dfab531f2fa2454d73ad2885/webb-telescope-uncovers-merger-two-massive-black-holes Black holes originated before galaxies. There are also more exciting things to see in this area of the sky that challenge our current understanding .-) https://live.staticflickr.com...

https://hosted.ap.org/article/cd5a78e8dfab531f2fa2454d73ad2885/webb-telescope-uncovers-merger-two-massive-black-holes Black holes originated before galaxies. https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800a/2024/webb-detects-most-dist-1.jpg Thanks Psnarf 4 the interesting Link! Maybe there are more people who ...

HST: Close up of the irregular galaxy NGC 4753 NASA/ESA | Original release 2024 May 13 [...] GOTD4Y Jac NGC 4753 looks like a typical lenticular galaxy, with a few elegant strands of dust weaving across the core, as if the clothing of the galaxy has been unraveled and only a few thin strands are le...

HST: Close up of the irregular galaxy NGC 4753 NASA/ESA | Original release 2024 May 13 https://cdn.esahubble.org/archives/images/screen/potw2420a.jpg This image is the object's sharpest view to date, showcasing Hubble’s incredible resolving power and ability to reveal complex dust structures . NGC ...

Andromeda Galaxy Up Close taken by NASA’s retired Spitzer Space Telescope JPL | 2024 May 09 https://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/download/AvmImage/32/binary/large Data from NASA's retired Spitzer Space Telescope has given scientists new insights into why some supermassive black holes shine differently t...

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/S_240511.jpg AR 3664: Giant Sunspot Group Explanation: Right now, one of the largest sunspot groups in recent history is crossing the Sun. Active Region 3664 is not only big -- it's violent, throwing off clouds of particles into the Solar System . Some of these C...

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Northern lights over the Lago di Lugano
...Located in the Italian-speaking south (Ticino) of Switzerland. ...or holiday greetings from the boathouse last night (10.05.2024 - 23:30 MEZ) jac berne (flickr)

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/S_240508.jpg Visualization: A Black Hole Accretion Disk << Previous APOD This Day in APOD Next APOD >> https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53114452768_8cc57474f8_b.jpg jac berne (flickr) NGC 383 Superb images, Jac! I love your contributions to this forum. You mad...

If one assumes that, according to theory, every black hole also has an accretion disk... What theory is that? I think the overwhelming majority of black holes in the Universe have no accretion disk. This simulation shows the appearance of a black hole with an accretion disk. Simulations have also b...

On the topic of visualizations, Jean-Pierre Luminet is a French astrophysicist who made this image of a black hole 45 YEARS AGO! The first one ever apparently. Using maths, and a 1970’s computer… He’s still alive and still studying black holes today, he deserves a mention on this black hole week! (...

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/S_240508.jpg Visualization: A Black Hole Accretion Disk Explanation: What would it look like to circle a black hole? If the black hole was surrounded by a swirling disk of glowing and accreting gas , then the great gravity of the black hole would deflect light em...

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/S_240507.jpg Black Hole Accreting with Jet Explanation: What happens when a black hole devours a star? Many details remain unknown, but observations are providing new clues. In 2014, a powerful explosion was recorded by the ground-based robotic telescopes of the ...

https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/calendar/S_240505.jpg A Black Hole Disrupts a Passing Star Explanation: What happens to a star that goes near a black hole? If the star directly impacts a massive black hole , then the star falls in completely -- and everything vanishes. More likely , though, the star goe...

MAUVE survey: Giant galactic explosion in NGC 4383 exposes galaxy pollution in action phys.org | 2024 April 21 TY4YA Jac Phys.org wrote about NGC 4383: Galaxy NGC 4383 evolving strangely. Gas is flowing from its core at a rate of over 200 km/s. This mysterious gas eruption has a unique cause: star ...

Is there even a definition of a "bar" based on something other than mere appearance? Is it simply dust/gas that is apparently concentrated more or less predominantly along a line through the galaxy core? Well. When I look at the galaxy in IR, it doesn't remind me much of a bar either. ......

Insanely Detailed Webb Image of the Horsehead Nebula universetoday.com | 2024 April 30 https://www.universetoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Webb_captures_iconic_Horsehead_Nebula_in_unprecedented_detail.jpg tunnel rush The leading image shows JWST’s view of the Horsehead Nebula alongside two oth...

I wonder why does SSDS fish have a collar (just like APOD fish does) and neither GLIMPSE nor SPITZER fish do? Good point. Well I think that since both work in the IR range, the view changes from dark dust clouds to bright warm gas clouds which appear practically equally bright in the front and back...