Celestial hemisphere:  Northern  ·  Constellation: Virgo (Vir)  ·  Contains:  IC 3443  ·  M 87  ·  NGC 4486  ·  Virgo Galaxy
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M-87 - The Monster with a Secret Jet, Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton
M-87 - The Monster with a Secret Jet
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M-87 - The Monster with a Secret Jet, Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton
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M-87 - The Monster with a Secret Jet

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Tucked among the fellow occupants of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies lies M-87, a behemoth elliptical system containing an estimated trillion suns. At the heart of this giant is a massive black hole that is spewing a relativistic high-energy plasma jet that extends some 5,000 light years at a 60-degree angle to our line of sight (see inset at lower right). The shadow of this gargantuan black hole was recently imaged for the first time with a consortium of Earth-bound instruments called the Event Horizon Telescope.

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M-87 - The Monster with a Secret Jet, Steve Solon and Terry Chatterton