Large glob of stars surrounded by dark rusty red gas and dust. Huge bright stars surround the bright galaxy in the center.

Hubble Caldwell 24

The tendrils that reach out beyond the elliptical galaxy Caldwell 24, also called C24, are the only visible-light manifestation of the black hole’s effect on the surrounding gas within the cluster of galaxies that Caldwell 24 belongs to.

Credits: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration; Acknowledgment: A. Fabian (Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, UK)
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Image CreditNASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration; Acknowledgment: A. Fabian (Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, UK)
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