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Variation in VHE Gamma Rays from M 87

Caption: Fig. 2: The variation in VHE gamma rays from M 87: Lower panel: Year-by-year intensity as a function of time, as seen by H.E.S.S. (and HEGRA). Upper panel: Night-by-night variations with bursts on time-scales of a few days, as measured in 2005 from M 87.

Credit: Image: H.E.S.S

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