More Images of Cygnus A

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Chandra X-ray Image with Scale Bar Scale bar = 1 arcmin (Credit: NASA/UMD/A. Wilson et al.)

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Grey scale Chandra X-ray This Chandra X-ray image shows the galaxy Cygnus A, represented in grey scale. The shading is proportional to the square root of the X-ray intensity. (Credit: NASA/UMD/A. Wilson et al.)

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X-ray contours of Cygnus A In this image, the X-ray emission (contours) have been superposed on a 6-cm Very Large Array radio map, shown here in grey scale. (Credit: NASA/UMD/A. Wilson et al)

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Illustration of Cygnus A This illustration outlines the physical processes that created the image of Cygnus A observed by the Chandra X-ray Observatory. (Credit: NASA/CXC/K.Kowal)

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Radio image of Cygnus A This Very Large Array image of Cygnus A is characterized by very faint, narrow jets, distinct lobes, and hot spots at the ends of the jets. More at APOD (Credit: NRAO/AUI)