Quasar Merger
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From a NOIRLab press release, for which this image was commissioned. The scene depicts quasars that are poised to merge, after their respective host galaxies have collided.
Details
Title: Quasar Merger
Date: 20 May 2024
Medium: Photoshop
Client: NOIRLab
Category: Space
Keywords: accretion, active, Adobe Photoshop, AGN, astronomy, astrophysics, beam, black hole, collision, disc, galaxy, gamma rays, jet, NOIRLab, nucleus, outflow, particle, power, press release, protons, radiation