Hubble sees magnetic monster in erupting galaxy

The Hubble Space Telescope has found the answer to a long-standing puzzle by resolving giant but delicate filaments shaped by a strong magnetic field around the active galaxy NGC 1275. It is the most striking example of the influence of these immense tentacles of extragalactic magnetic fields, say researchers.

Stupende immagini dal telescopio spaziale Hubble!
Si tratta di frammenti strappati via da un enorme campo magnetico dalla galassia NGC 1275.
Uno degli esempi piu’ forti dell’influenza di questi immensi tentacoli sui campi magnetici extragalattici.

http://spacespin.org/article.php/80814-hubble-magnetic-monster

Hubblecast sull’arogmento:

http://www.spacetelescope.org/videos/html/heic0817a.html