Super-massive black hole?

• by Brandi7293

  Looks like a super-massive black hole is creating a jet of cosmic matter. You can slightly, but surely see the line of light that intersects through the center of the galaxy!

  Posted February 1, 2015 5:31 AM

• by Budgieye moderator

  Hmmm... I think not a jet because it is too wide and there are no unusual colours. I think it is a possible polar arm. It may be an artifact, though the line doesn't run along the path of the ccd data collection.

  

  

  http://skyserver.sdss3.org/dr8/en/tools/explore/obj.asp?id=1237666227501600662

  Relativistic jets are small features, they would be less than a pixel wide in these images. They can only be seen in 5 of the “nearer” galaxies.
  see3.6 Relativistic jets  http://talk.galaxyzoo.org/#/boards/BGZ0000001/discussions/DGZ0000wrb?page=3&comment_id=53d8b92adb90c76710000f9

  But keep hunting 😃

  Posted February 1, 2015 7:53 AM