Near Centaurus!!
Propelled by jets from the central black hole of nearby galaxy Centaurus A, a rough ring of particles smashes into gas clouds, creating a purplish haze—at least in this false-color image. The particles are traveling at about half the speed of light and are visible as much as 13,000 light-years from the galactic center.Via National Geographic News
Maxx' comet must be in there too!
ReplyDeleteThat is a cool shot. This is one I have never seen with the backyard' scope. I'll have to give it a try sometime.
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If us humans were very, very good in life,
ReplyDelete( always caring for children, cats, dogs, old people etc.) could we go to Maxx's Comet when we die?
Then we could go see these wonders in the heavens up close. A much better eternity, surrounded by furry critters and friends, than anything envisioned by the nasty Christianists.
From what I am able to gather Maxx's comet is in a constellation that covers the south celestial pole. So Maxx's comet is a bit south of Centaurus A. The comet's current brightness is about magnitude 20 (extremely dim) but still within the reach large scopes.
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