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Hubble view of green filament in galaxy 2MASX J15100402+0740370


Date: 02 April 2015
Satellite: Hubble Space Telescope
Depicts: 2MASX J15100402+0740370
Copyright: NASA, ESA, W. Keel (University of Alabama, USA)

This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows ghostly green filaments, lying within galaxy 2MASX J15100402+0740370. This filament was illuminated by a blast of radiation from a quasar – a very luminous and compact region that surrounds the supermassive black hole at the centre of its host galaxy.

Its bright green hue is a result of ionised oxygen, which glows brightly at green wavelengths.

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