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Black hole disk - Artist view

author: Don Dixon/Novapix

reference: a-blh02-00012

Image Size 300 DPI: 21 * 14 cm

Superhot gases pulled from a companion star whirl in the accretion disk surrounding a black hole. High energy jets stream from its poles.

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Keywords for this photo:

2005 - ASTRONOMY - BINARY STAR - BLACK HOLE - DISK - DUST - GRAVITY - ILLUSTRATION - JET - STAR - STELLAR BLACK HOLE -