Abell 400 shows signs of combining galaxies

[Littleenki]

This interesting post at Thunderbolts caught my eye today...

http://www.thunderbolts.info/tpod/2006/arch06/061114twoblackholes.htm

"The jets emanate from the vicinity of two supermassive black holes (bright spots in the image).... The peculiar dumbbell structure of this galaxy is thought to be due to two large galaxies that are in the process of merging."

Any substance with a temperature of "multimillion" degrees cannot possibly be a gas: It will be a completely ionized plasma. What the press release doesn't say is that the X-rays in such cases are almost exclusively synchrotron radiation, not thermal radiation. That means the X-rays are emitted by very fast electrons spiraling in a strong magnetic field. The Abell 400 galaxies are under extreme electrical stress.

At any rate, this is a great opportunity to observe such an event for mankind.

[robomont]

oh le,you sure know how to turn me on.
i love discussing the physics of blackholes.
i think of them as the teacher that corrects our mistakes through their obvious displays.