File:The active galaxy Markarian 1018.jpg
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English: This image from the MUSE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope shows the active galaxy Markarian 1018, which has a supermassive black hole at its core. The faint loops of light around the galaxy are a result of its interaction and merger with another galaxy in the recent past. |
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| Source | http://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1631a/ |
| Author | ESO/CARS survey |
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| current | 08:19, 10 August 2019 | | 800 × 800 (146 KB) | wikimediacommons>BevinKacon | actual size from ESO original source |
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