![450-black-hole-blowback-02 [450] Black Hole Blowback 02 — An illustration by Don Dixon depicting galactic feedback mechanisms driven by a central supermassive black hole. The scene visualizes the "blowback" effect, where intense radiation pressure and thermal energy from an active galactic nucleus clear the surrounding region of gas and dust, forming concentric shock fronts and shells of glowing plasma. This digital illustration was created in 2008 and has been featured in astrophysical media to illustrate the regulation of star formation and the mechanical influence of black hole outflows on host galaxies.We see one of the most energetic processes in nature as we look down the "throat" of a galactic jet. ADigital painting for special "Black Holes" edition of Scientific American. © 2007 Don Dixon/cosmogracosmcosmographica.com](450-black-hole-radiation-blowback-widescreen-dixon.jpg)
[450] Black Hole Blowback 02 — An illustration by Don Dixon depicting galactic feedback mechanisms driven by a central supermassive black hole. The scene visualizes the "blowback" effect, where intense radiation pressure and thermal energy from an active galactic nucleus clear the surrounding region of gas and dust, forming concentric shock fronts and shells of glowing plasma. This digital illustration was created in 2008 and has been featured in astrophysical media to illustrate the regulation of star formation and the mechanical influence of black hole outflows on host galaxies.We see one of the most energetic processes in nature as we look down the "throat" of a galactic jet. ADigital painting for special "Black Holes" edition of Scientific American. © 2007 Don Dixon/cosmogracosmcosmographica.com
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![450-black-hole-blowback-02 [450] Black Hole Blowback 02 — An illustration by Don Dixon depicting galactic feedback mechanisms driven by a central supermassive black hole. The scene visualizes the "blowback" effect, where intense radiation pressure and thermal energy from an active galactic nucleus clear the surrounding region of gas and dust, forming concentric shock fronts and shells of glowing plasma. This digital illustration was created in 2008 and has been featured in astrophysical media to illustrate the regulation of star formation and the mechanical influence of black hole outflows on host galaxies.We see one of the most energetic processes in nature as we look down the "throat" of a galactic jet. ADigital painting for special "Black Holes" edition of Scientific American. © 2007 Don Dixon/cosmogracosmcosmographica.com](../index.html#img=450-black-hole-radiation-blowback-widescreen-dixon.jpg)