449-Inside the Jet of a Galactic Black Hole [449] Black Hole Blowback — Gazing into the "throat" of a galactic jet. An illustration by Don Dixon depicting the "blowback" effect of an active black hole, where intense radiation pressure and powerful stellar winds from the accretion disk drive gas and dust out of the galactic center. The scene is rendered from an interior perspective within the outflow, showing concentric shells of glowing ionized gas and shock waves expanding away from a central luminosity that masks the singularity. Churning magnetic fields and acoustic waves ripple outward. Digital painting for special "Black Holes" edition of Scientific American. © 2007 Don Dixon/cosmographica.com
[449] Black Hole Blowback — Gazing into the "throat" of a galactic jet. An illustration by Don Dixon depicting the "blowback" effect of an active black hole, where intense radiation pressure and powerful stellar winds from the accretion disk drive gas and dust out of the galactic center. The scene is rendered from an interior perspective within the outflow, showing concentric shells of glowing ionized gas and shock waves expanding away from a central luminosity that masks the singularity. Churning magnetic fields and acoustic waves ripple outward. Digital painting for special "Black Holes" edition of Scientific American. © 2007 Don Dixon/cosmographica.com
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