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Radio Galaxy M 87

Caption: Fig. 1: Image of radio galaxy M 87 seen in visible light. The central region, from which the VHE gamma rays are seen, is located in the upper left part of the image and the relativistic plasma jet extends to the bottom right.

Credit: Image: Hubble Space Telescope (HST)

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