A spectacular cosmic firework with duels triggered by the fields magnetic. The one released by NASA is not just any photo but the composition of 370 images taken in the last 20 years by the Chandra space telescope launched in 1999 and by the South African MeerKat radio telescope. To define the composite snapshot of the center of the Milky Way or the center of our galaxy is the astronomer Daniel Wang of the University of Massachusetts. Impressive are some close-ups of the spaces below and above the galactic plane never before seen with such precision. An important cosmic spectacle that nevertheless takes place at a safe distance from Earth: 26 thousand light years. Impressive are some close-ups of the spaces below and above the galactic plane never seen with such precision before. Other black holes, neutron stars and supernova remnants, i.e. what remains after the death of a star, are scattered around.
Galactic evolution according to the author of the photograph
Daniel Wang explained that the image depicts: “An energetic ecosystem at the center of our galaxy with remnants of supernovae, black holes and neutron stars.” that emanate from the phenomena, in particular around the super-massive black hole active in the heart Sagittarius A “. Jets of X-rays are found to shake surrounding regions, triggering inevitable effects in intergalactic space. Other black holes, neutron stars and supernova remnants, ie what remains after the death of a star, are scattered around. “What we see in the photo is a violent and exceptionally energetic ecosystem at the center of our star island”, Wang specified, presenting the fruit of his scientific work which lasted a year while he was forced home by the pandemic. A study was recently published in the Monthly Notices of the British Royal Astronomical Society.
Source-tg24.sky.it