Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  Centaurus A  ·  NGC 5128
Centaurus A, Phil Yates
Centaurus A
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Centaurus A

Centaurus A, Phil Yates
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Centaurus A

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Centaurus A is the result of a collision of two otherwise normal galaxies resulting in a fantastic jumble of star clusters and imposing dark dust lanes. Near the galaxy's center, left over cosmic debris is steadily being consumed by a central black hole with a billion times the mass of the Sun.

Captured using the CHI-1 telescope at Telescope Live

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Centaurus A, Phil Yates