False-color X-ray image of the Centaurus Cluster's core, showcasing a massive, twisted plume of 10+ million degree gas spanning 70,000 light-years. Data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals temperature variations (red-cool to blue-hot). The plume's mass is equivalent to a billion suns, possibly a wake from a moving central galaxy.

Astronomy Picture from 28/03/2002

Centaurus Galaxy Cluster in X-Rays

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap020328.html


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