 Arches Cluster |
 NGC 6543 |
 Cen A |
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 G292.0 +1.8 |
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B l a c k H o l e:
Sagittarius A*
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NASA/MIT/F.Baganoff et al.)
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During a Chandra observation of the X-ray source located at the galactic
center, the source was observed to brighten dramatically in a few
minutes. After about 3 hours, the source declined rapidly to its pre-flare
level. This is the most compelling evidence yet that matter falling
toward the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy is
fueling energetic activity. The amount of material needed to produce
the energy released in the flare would have had the mass of a comet.
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