NRAO’s Baseline Episode 3: Viewing Active Galaxies

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NRAO’s Baseline Episode 3: Viewing Active Galaxies

What does an active black hole look like? It depends on your point of view. Active galaxies, powered by black holes, can appear very different when seen from different points of view. Join our host Melissa Hoffman of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory as she shows how a donut-shaped cloud around the black hole of galaxy Cygnus A can explain why seemingly different phenomena in the Universe are actually very similar. Read the original press release here: https://public.nrao.edu/news/key-feature-powerful-radio-galaxies/

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