451-quasar-core-galaxy-dixon – The blinding radiance of a massive black hole shines at the heart of a young, distant galaxy. A spectacular astronomical painting depicting an active galactic nucleus, or quasar, dominating the center of a massive spiral galaxy. The core features an intensely brilliant, golden-orange accretion disk surrounding a supermassive black hole, emitting a piercing central starlight spike. Swirling outward from this energetic center are vast, sprawling spiral arms composed of dense blue star clusters, dark interstellar dust lanes, and countless individual stars rotating through deep space. acrylic on board, 1995
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