Contact: Wendy Jones
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University of Georgia

Color-coded image of NGC 1068

Caption: Image of NGC 1068 taken with the Optical Monitor aboard the XMM Satellite, colors are coded to brightness, location of the observed regions are marked HIRS and LWRS

Credit: Robin Shelton, University of Georgia

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