Hubble Sees Magnetic Monster in Erupting Galaxy

Hubble Sees Magnetic Monster in Erupting Galaxy

Hubblecast 18: The Hubble Space Telescope has solved a long-standing puzzle by resolving giant but delicate filaments shaped by a strong magnetic field around the active galaxy NGC 1275. It is the most striking example so far of the influence of the immense tentacles of extragalactic magnetic fields.

Credit: European Space Agency (ESA)//Hubble (M. Kornmesser & L. L. Christensen)

Presented by: Dr Joe Liske (Dr J)

Narration: Bob Fosbury

Design: Martin Kornmesser

Animations and photos: Martin Kornmesser , Digitized Sky Survey 2, A. Fujii and NASA/GSFC

Web Technical Support: Lars Holm Nielsen & Raquel Yumi Shida

Cinematography: Peter Rixner

Script: Lars Lindberg Christensen & Laura Simurda

Director: Lars Lindberg Christensen

Duration: 4 minutes, 43 seconds

Release Date: August 20, 2008

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