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Sombrero Galaxy
Pictures: T. Boroson (NOAO /USGP), W. Keel (UA), 0.9-m Telescope, KPNO |

Sombrero Galaxy
Something very energetic is going on in the center of the famous Sombrero galaxy, where a great deal of X-ray light has been detected. This X-ray emission, coupled with records of unusually high central stellar velocities in the galaxy, cause many astronomers to speculate that a black hole lies at the galaxy's center.


Pictures: T. Boroson (NOAO /USGP), W. Keel (UA), 0.9-m Telescope, KPNO |

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