Post by sherlew99 on Jan 20, 2014 16:33:15 GMT -6
Astronomers Find Strands of 'Cosmic Web' that Hold Galaxies
By Staff Reporter Jan 20, 2014 08:17 AM EST
"The light from the quasar is like a flashlight beam, and in this case we were lucky that the flashlight is pointing toward the nebula and making the gas glow. We think this is part of a filament that may be even more extended than this, but we only see the part of the filament that is illuminated by the beamed emission from the quasar," said Cantalupo, according to National Geographic.
By Staff Reporter Jan 20, 2014 08:17 AM EST
"The light from the quasar is like a flashlight beam, and in this case we were lucky that the flashlight is pointing toward the nebula and making the gas glow. We think this is part of a filament that may be even more extended than this, but we only see the part of the filament that is illuminated by the beamed emission from the quasar," said Cantalupo, according to National Geographic.
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