New paper on Centaurus A

[strongmanmike]

I am very proud to be co-author of the newly published paper "The jet/wind outflow in Centaurus A: a local laboratory for AGN feedback":

https://arxiv.org/abs/1711.01751

Last year Rolf Olsen was contacted by Prof Steven Tingay of Curtin University regarding comparing his team's radio images of Centaurus A with his deep 120 hour optical image. Rolph instead suggested we use the collaboration image he and I made together which covers a much wider field of view and was more useful to the proposed paper. Now, after peer review the paper has been published in MNRAS, with both Rolf and myself named as co-authors.

This is the second time my Centaurus A image (http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/image/112671308/original), taken way back in 2008 mind you, has been used in a major scientific setting. It featured in the international conference on Centaurus A (http://www.pbase.com/strongmanmike2002/many_faces_of_centaurus_a_conferenc e_sydney_2009) held in Sydney in 2009 as the definitive optical image of this galaxy.

It is very gratifying and humbling as an amateur astronomer, to have genuinely contributed to the understanding of this famous and somewhat enigmatic giant southern galaxy.

The Olsen-Sidonio Centaurus A Extreme Deep Field (http://www.rolfolsenastrophotography.com/Astrophotography/Centaurus-A-Extreme-Deep-Field/i-4h46Szm)

Hope ya enjoy :)

Mike

[astroron]

Fantastic work Mike and Rolf:thumbsup:
You are among some distinguished astronomers
on that paper.
Cheers:thumbsup:

[rally]

Well done Mike and Rolf.

It seems the deeper everyone looks, the more there is to find, the more new science and understanding they uncover.

[gary]

Congratulations Mike & Rolf,

Great stuff :thumbsup:

[xelasnave]

That is wonderful news.
Congratulations Mike and congratulations Rolf on a superb image and your contribution.
Well done.
Alex

[Atmos]

Congratulations to the both of you, it truly is a wonderful image on so many fronts :) Deep Deep Deep.

[DJT]

Nice one guys.

Makes for a good read and a great outcome for the amateur community. :thumbsup:

[traveller]

Great news of Am/Pro collaboration.

[Slawomir]

That's awesome - very inspiring too! :thumbsup:

[RickS]

Congrats, Mike & Rolf!

[LewisM]

I admire it when someone takes it from "pretty pictures" to meaningful, beneficial research.

[strongmanmike]

On behalf of Rolf and myself...Cheers heaps guys :thumbsup:

Actually, I am the co author of another paper, due for release soon, with another new discovery of mine :D that's all I can say at this stage sshhhh ...when it rains it pours as they say :P

Indeed it is good to know that hours and hours at the scope (including turning my dome like a mule :rolleyes:) then hours and hours at the computer... can pay genuine dividends to science on the odd occasion :).

Mike

[PeterM]

This is fantastic, great work guys.

[Bart]

Well done Mike and Rolf! We're rubbing shoulders with the elite. :eyepop:

[strongmanmike]

Yes they are :lol: :P

[Somnium]

that is fantastic stuff, well done guys

[strongmanmike]

Cheers Aidan :thumbsup:

[RobF]

Very nicely done Mike and Rolf!

[strongmanmike]

Thanks Rob, I think I can speak for Rolf too when I say that although its only in a very small way, genuinely contributing to our understandings of the Universe is really quite an honour :)

Mike