Active galaxy ESO 253-3 (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Active galaxy ESO 253-3

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This image of active galaxy ESO 253-3 was captured by the European Space Observatory's Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer as part of the All-weather MUse Supernova Integral-field of Nearby Galaxies (AMUSING) survey. ESO 253-3 displays the most predictable and frequent flares scientists have yet identified in an active galaxy.

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Michael Tucker (University of Hawai'i) and the AMUSING survey

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