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More Images of Centaurus A
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Optical Image of Centaurus A
This image shows how this elliptical galaxy appears in optical light.
(Credit: NASA/GSFC/SkyView)

Scale: Image is 19 x 13 arcmin.

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Optical Image of Centaurus A
Focusing on the central region of Centaurus A as seen in optical light, this image covers approximately the same amount of sky as the Chandra image does.
(Credit: NASA/GSFC/SkyView)

Scale: Image is 9 x 6 arcmin.

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Chandra X-ray Image with Scale Bar

Scale bar = 2 arcmin
(Credit: NASA/SAO/R.Kraft et al.)


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