Celestial hemisphere:  Southern  ·  Constellation: Centaurus (Cen)  ·  Contains:  Centaurus A  ·  NGC 5128
Centaurus A (NGC 5128), Andy Vo
Centaurus A (NGC 5128), Andy Vo

Centaurus A (NGC 5128)

Centaurus A (NGC 5128), Andy Vo
Centaurus A (NGC 5128), Andy Vo

Centaurus A (NGC 5128)

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This image is a composite of visible spectrum data gathered by myself, radio data from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory and X-ray data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory.

The radio emissions are generate by relativistic jets of ionised matter emanating from the 55 million solar mass active galactic nucleus at the centre of Centaurus A. The X-ray emissions are produced father out by the relativistic jets colliding with surrounding gases.

In this image I've mapped radio emissions to orange, X-ray emissions to blue and Hydrogen emissions to red.

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CenA_Radio_Red.jpg
X-ray
cena.jpg

Radio data credit: NRAO/AUI/NSF/Univ.Hertfordshire/M.Hardcastle
X-ray data credit: NASA/CXC/SAO

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Description: Without X-ray and radio emissions show.

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Centaurus A (NGC 5128), Andy Vo