Nereid
May6-04, 11:01 AM
The ESO today released (http://www.eso.org/outreach/press-rel/pr-2004/pr-10-04.html) results of observations made of the nucleus of NGC1068 (also known as M77).
"They show a configuration of comparatively warm dust (about 50°C) measuring 11 light-years across and 7 light-years thick, with an inner, hotter zone (500°C), about 2 light-years wide."
This is sharpest observation of the region around a supermassive black hole in an AGN galaxy to date, sharper than Hubble!
"They show a configuration of comparatively warm dust (about 50°C) measuring 11 light-years across and 7 light-years thick, with an inner, hotter zone (500°C), about 2 light-years wide."
This is sharpest observation of the region around a supermassive black hole in an AGN galaxy to date, sharper than Hubble!