Figure 24-12: R I V U X G
A Dusty Torus Around a Supermassive Black Hole This immense doughnut of dust and gas orbits the black hole at the center of the active galaxy NGC 4261. Radio jets emerge perpendicular to the plane of this torus (see Figure 21-16).
A Dusty Torus Around a Supermassive Black Hole This immense doughnut of dust and gas orbits the black hole at the center of the active galaxy NGC 4261. Radio jets emerge perpendicular to the plane of this torus (see Figure 21-16).
(L. Ferrarese/Johns Hopkins University, NASA)