Relativistic jet in the Centaurus A

[Slawomir (Suavi)]

Dear all,

I was hoping to add significantly more data to this project in order to hopefully reveal the jet more clearly, but it seems that both work commitments and the weather do not want to cooperate. Also, living so close to Suncorp stadium and the city is not optimal for chasing faint objects, so I decided to move on to the next brighter target and to finalise this project.

What I find interesting is that gas in the jet is curving near its end, not sure what might have caused this.

About 11 hours of integration (Ha) through my trusty 4" doublet.

High res: http://www.astrobin.com/full/250830/None/

Full res: http://www.astrobin.com/full/250830/None/?real=&mod=

Thank you for looking.
Suavi


EDIT:

Inverted image: http://www.astrobin.com/full/250830/B/

[troypiggo (Troy)]

Well done. Very clear. Haven't seen that before.

[Placidus (Mike and Trish)]

That's astonishing, Suavi. You should be very proud of that.

We had no idea that the jet went out so far.

[janoskiss (Steve H)]

Backyard science. Awesome stuff!!

[gregbradley]

Great shot Suavi. I also did not know the jet went out that far. I imagine it also goes all the way to the centre.

Greg.

[Atmos (Colin)]

That's fantastic Suavi! Reasonable amount of integration time but definitely worth the effort!

[h0ughy (David)]

im impressed - and thats an extensive effort

[Slawomir (Suavi)]

Thank you all very much for kind comments.

What I have learnt from this experiment is that extreme stretching results in ugly stars, but it also reveals the faintest bits buried in the data near the "floor".

Will experiment with different stretching techniques in my next project.

Cheers
Suavi

[codemonkey (Lee)]

Damn, that goes out quite a way. Nice work Suavi!

[RickS (Rick)]

Very impressive, Suavi! Have you thought about trying an inverted view? This often highlights dim structures most effectively.

Cheers,
Rick.

[Slawomir (Suavi)]

Originally Posted by codemonkey

Damn, that goes out quite a way. Nice work Suavi!

Thanks Lee! In our collaborative image some of the jet got cropped out...

Originally Posted by RickS

Very impressive, Suavi! Have you thought about trying an inverted view? This often highlights dim structures most effectively.

Cheers,
Rick.

Great idea Rick, thanks

Inverted image: http://www.astrobin.com/full/250830/B/

[RickS (Rick)]

Originally Posted by Slawomir

Inverted image: http://www.astrobin.com/full/250830/B/

Nice

[Atmos (Colin)]

The jet looks like it makes a bit of a hook at the end, both in the stretched and inverted. I wonder what pressure it is interacting with.

[Ross G]

Amazing capture Suavi!

Ross.

[Slawomir (Suavi)]

Originally Posted by Atmos

The jet looks like it makes a bit of a hook at the end, both in the stretched and inverted. I wonder what pressure it is interacting with.

Maybe the jet is not going out in a straight line due to a disturbance made to the alignment of the central supermassive black hole caused by a "collision" with a spiral galaxy, and/or due to the relative movement between the Cent A and outer parts of the jet, also because of this collision?

Originally Posted by Ross G

Amazing capture Suavi!

Ross.

Thank you Ross

[gvanhau (Geert)]

Every day a new surprise, never seen this before.

Excellent work Suavi.

Geert

[strongmanmike (Michael)]

This really is quite cool indeed Suavi unique even..?? ...I kinda wish I had had a go myself as planned but meah..now that you have had such a good crack, I'm just enjoying your work

Mike

[andyc (Andy)]

Wow, hadn't seen that before! Just a thought, how does the location of the extended jet compare to the big radio lobes?

[Slawomir (Suavi)]

Originally Posted by gvanhau

Every day a new surprise, never seen this before.

Excellent work Suavi.

Geert

Thank you Geert, occasionally it pays off to do something different, maybe...

Originally Posted by strongmanmike

This really is quite cool indeed Suavi unique even..?? ...I kinda wish I had had a go myself as planned but meah..now that you have had such a good crack, I'm just enjoying your work

Mike

Thanks Mike

However, it would be great to see the jet being resolved better for the benefit of humanity; in the end it is one of the most imaged galaxies!

Originally Posted by andyc

Wow, hadn't seen that before! Just a thought, how does the location of the extended jet compare to the big radio lobes?

Interesting question Andy, will certainly check it when I finish going through the piles of paperwork on my desk...

[Shiraz (Ray)]

Great catch Suavi - excellent