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A Lighthouse Beacon From the Core of an Active Galaxy

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Jun 09, 1993
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Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 5728: A Lighthouse Beacon From the Core of an Active Galaxy
[Right] - A NASA Hubble Space Telescope (HST) view of the core of the barred spiral Seyfert galaxy NGC 5728 reveals a spectacular bi-conical beam of light that is ionizing the gas in the central region of the galaxy. This image is being presented at the American Astronomical...

A NASA Hubble Space Telescope (HST) view of the core of the barred spiral Seyfert galaxy NGC 5728 reveals a spectacular bi-conical beam of light that is ionizing the gas in the central region of the galaxy.

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Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 5728: A Lighthouse Beacon From the Core of an Active Galaxy

Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 5728: A Lighthouse Beacon From the Core of an Active Galaxy

[Right] - A NASA Hubble Space Telescope (HST) view of the core of the barred spiral Seyfert galaxy NGC 5728 reveals a spectacular bi-conical beam of light that is ionizing the gas in the central region of the galaxy. This image is being presented at the American Astronomical...

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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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Andrew S. Wilson (STScI)/NASA, James A. Braatz (Univ. Of Maryland), Timothy M. Heckman (STScI), Julian H. Krolik (JHU), George K. Miley (Leiden Observatory), and Allan Sandage (Carnegie Observatories)

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