AstroSat peers into the heart of Jellyfish galaxy - BusinessLine

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AstroSat peers into the heart of Jellyfish galaxy (https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/science/astrosat-peers-into-the-heart-of-jellyfish-galaxy/article27471127.ece) BusinessLineThe Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope onboard Indiaâ??s space observatory, AstroSat, has provided an insight into processes at work in the heart of a jellyfish galaxy. Researchers who studied anatomy of a jellyfish galaxy called JO201 have found that it comprises of a central bright region surrounded by a bright broken ring-like emission structure. Ensconced in between is a cavity or void like region of rather faint ultraviolet emission. The ultraviolet light from the bright ring is due to young stars formed in the last 200 to 300 million years. By comparing this with images from other telescopes...



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