tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163501679982013672.post8753415375451772654..comments2024-03-17T06:20:42.004+11:00Comments on Cosmic Horizons: ‘Overmassive’ black hole holds the mass of 17 billion sunsCusphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12515740423567038683noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163501679982013672.post-39205412244781443632012-12-01T10:03:29.250+11:002012-12-01T10:03:29.250+11:00Yes, it is an image of NGC 1277 - They imaged it i...Yes, it is an image of NGC 1277 - They imaged it in a narrow V filter and wide r filter. <br /><br />Compare it to this ground based images<br /><br />http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc1275wide.jpg<br /><br />You can see the same stars and small galaxy near NGC 1277.Cusphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12515740423567038683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9163501679982013672.post-4457650713369605402012-12-01T00:46:25.787+11:002012-12-01T00:46:25.787+11:00That is an impressive black hole!
It's in a ...That is an impressive black hole! <br /><br />It's in a fairly obscure galaxy in Perseus and I've tracked down an image showing the galaxy as one of a cluster at redshift 0.17:<br /><br />http://spider.seds.org/ngc/ngcdss.cgi?obj=NGC!1277&r=3:19.8&d=+41:34&e=J2000&h=15&w=15&f=GIF&c=none<br /><br />I'm not convinced the red image from "The Conversation" is even NGC 1277. (The image is also published in many other news items on this topic, so I know it isn't your image). <br /><br />I would like to know if you think it is a genuine image? If so, at what wavelength? Is it purporting to actually show the evidence of a black hole at the centre? Or is it a hyped up picture for the consumption of the mass media?Ggreybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14936927497649860045noreply@blogger.com