File:Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 5728- A Lighthouse Beacon From the Core of an Active Galaxy (1993-15-106).tiff

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[Right] - A NASA Hubble Space Telescope (HST) view of the core of the barred spiral Seyfert galaxy NGC 5728 reveals a spectacular bi-conical beam of light that is ionizing the gas in the central region of the galaxy.

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English: [Right] - A NASA Hubble Space Telescope (HST) view of the core of the barred spiral Seyfert galaxy NGC 5728 reveals a spectacular bi-conical beam of light that is ionizing the gas in the central region of the galaxy.
Date 9 June 1993 (upload date)
Source Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 5728: A Lighthouse Beacon From the Core of an Active Galaxy
Author

Right: Andrew S. Wilson (STScI)/NASA Right Co-investigators: James A. Braatz (Univ. Of Maryland), Timothy M. Heckman (STScI), Julian H. Krolik (JHU), and George K. Miley (Leiden Observatory).

Left Courtesy of: Allan Sandage, Carnegie Observatories
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