Friday, April 24, 2015

APOD 4.3 (belated)

Extended Gas in Active Galaxies

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Images taken by the Hubble Telescope display the Hanny Voorwerpjes in a collection of images.  It is clear that the HV is similar in size to that of the Milky Way Galaxy.  The green colors derive from the ionized gas being released by the galaxy.

Godsp33d,
M31@n13

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