TIL that powerful jets of high-energy particles created by supermassive black holes must be pointed at Earth to be called a Blazar
TIL that powerful jets of high-energy particles created by supermassive black holes must be pointed at Earth to be called a Blazar
An international team of astrophysicists, using new data from NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE), published findings about the blazar called Markarian 421 – which offered some surprising results.
They’re pointing directly at the American Gladiator stadium
Well, would we even see them if they weren't? (Serious question).
If the angle of the jet is more then a little off axis the jet may still visible if it is sufficiently powerful and it passes through a scattering medium (interstellar dust?) the wiki page for blazars shows just such an example in the M87 galaxy
That makes sense. Thanks for the link.
I'm not an astronomy expert, but I believe that the effect of the jets can be seen distorting dust clouds surrounding such objects.
Ah, that makes sense
Where does it need to be pointed to be called a ‘Tie and Blazar”?
aimed at Bedford, NY you can see the Chevy Blazar