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DescriptionX-ray image of Centaurus A.jpg	English: Centaurus A is a nearby galaxy that contains a supermassive black hole actively powering a jet. A prominent X-ray jet extending for 13,000 light years points to the upper left in the image, with a shorter "counterjet" aimed in the opposite direction. In this image, low-energy X-rays are colored red, intermediate-energy X-rays are green, and the highest-energy X-rays detected by Chandra are blue. The dark green and blue bands running almost perpendicular to the jet are dust lanes that absorb X-rays.
Date	19 December 2007, 12:07:28
Source	http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2008/cena/
Author	Credit: NASA/CXC/CfA/R.Kraft et al

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Image title	In a long Chandra exposure lasting over seven days, Centaurus A reveals the effects of the supermassive black hole at its center. Opposing jets of high-energy particles are seen extending to the outer reaches of the galaxy, and numerous smaller black holes in binary star systems are also visible. In this image, low-energy X-rays are colored red, intermediate-energy X-rays are green, and the highest-energy X-rays detected by Chandra are blue. The dark green and blue bands running almost perpendicular to the jet are dust lanes that absorb X-rays, created when Centaurus A merged with another galaxy perhaps 100 million years ago.
Headline	An active galaxy at a distance of 10 million light years from Earth.
Credit/Provider	NASA/CXC/CfA/R.Kraft et al.
Source	Chandra X-ray Observatory
Short title	Jet Power and Black Hole Assortment Revealed in New Chandra Imag
Usage terms	http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/image_use.html
Date and time of data generation	9 January 2008
Orientation	Normal
Horizontal resolution	57.002334594727 dpi
Vertical resolution	0.13838058440332 dpi
File change date and time	Adobe Photoshop CS3
Exif version	2.21
Color space	sRGB
Unique ID of original document	uuid:ACD19C3AE5AFDC11956CAA57748180AD
Date and time of digitizing	12:07, 19 December 2007
Date metadata was last modified	06:03, 3 April 2012
Software used	Adobe Photoshop CS3 Macintosh
Keywords	Centaurus A Cen A NGC 5128
Contact information	cxcpub@cfa.harvard.edu 60 Garden St. Cambridge, MA, 02138 USA 617.496.7941
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