Images of gas cloud being ripped apart by the black hole at the centre of the galaxy
These observations from ESO’s Very Large Telescope, using the SINFONI instrument, show how a gas cloud is being stretched and ripped apart as it passes close to the supermassive black hole at the centre of the galaxy. The horizontal axis shows the extent of the cloud along its orbit and the vertical axis shows the velocities of different parts of the cloud during the last ten years. The cloud is now (2013) dramatically stretched out and the velocity of the front is several million km/h different from that of the tail.
Crediti:ESO/S. Gillessen
Riguardo l'immagine
Identificazione: | eso1332e |
Tipo: | Osservazione |
Data di rilascio: | Mercoledì 17 Luglio 2013 12:00 |
Notizie relative: | eso1332 |
Grandezza: | 4557 x 750 px |
Riguardo all'oggetto
Nome: | Milky Way, Milky Way Galactic Centre, Sgr A* |
Tipo: | Milky Way : Galaxy : Component : Central Black Hole |
Distanza: | 25000 Anni luce |
Categoria: | Quasars and Black Holes |
Formati delle immagini
Colori e filtri
Banda | Telescopio |
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Infrarosso Hydrogen Bracket gamma | Very Large Telescope SINFONI |