Hubblecast 18: Hubble sees magnetic monster in erupting galaxy from ngc1275 Watch Video
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Description: The Hubble Space Telescope has solved a long-standing puzzle by resolving giant but delicate filaments shaped by a strong magnetic field around the active galaxy NGC 1275. It is the most striking example so far of the influence of the immense tentacles of extragalactic magnetic fields. This episode is available for download in different formats on: http://www.spacetelescope.org/videos/heic0817a/
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