M87

M87 is an interesting object because it’s a large elliptical galaxy in a galaxy cluster.

Wolfram Blog : Secrets of the Universe Hiding on My Home Computer 2009

What was unexpected is that we detected a rather famous structure at the core of M87.

Wolfram Blog : Secrets of the Universe Hiding on My Home Computer 2009

It also told me that the object in question is M87 and that this was a 300-second exposure.

Wolfram Blog : Secrets of the Universe Hiding on My Home Computer 2009

What we see in jets of AGN are flares and especially in M87 there are also many knots visible.

The Shrinking Doughnut Around a Black Hole | Universe Today 2009

The jet originating from the center of M87 in this image comes from an active galactic nucleus that may contain a supermassive black hole.

the atomic uni-verse 2008

Many of these quasars have extended jets coming from massive black holes at their centers, and the orientation of these jets defines (more or less) an orientation on the sky, as in the image of M87 above from the Very Large Array.

The Screwy Universe Sean 2006

In 1994, for example, the Hubble Space Telescope found a gargantuan black hole at the center of the M87 galaxy dead boring name for a galaxy.

I’m Working on That William Shatner 2002

In 1994, for example, the Hubble Space Telescope found a gargantuan black hole at the center of the M87 galaxy dead boring name for a galaxy.

I’m Working on That William Shatner 2002

In 1994, for example, the Hubble Space Telescope found a gargantuan black hole at the center of the M87 galaxy dead boring name for a galaxy.

I’m Working on That William Shatner 2002

In 1994, for example, the Hubble Space Telescope found a gargantuan black hole at the center of the M87 galaxy dead boring name for a galaxy.

I’m Working on That William Shatner 2002