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Black Hole Patrol Supplementary Links:
The following provides useful insight as you begin to explore Black Holes:
- Black Holes Explained- From Birth to Death
- Inside the black image that made history - TED
- Multiwavelength Astronomy - Galaxies in a Different Light
- The Astronomical Society of the Pacific
- Images of Radio Galaxies and Quasars
- NASA: Mission to Planet Earth Homepage
- StarChild--a learning center for young astronomers
GAVRT detects the radio emission generated by the jet, which emerges from the interaction between the accretion disk and the supermassive black hole.
Key Terms and Concepts:
- Quasars: Extremely bright and distant objects powered by supermassive black holes.
- Radio Emissions: Electromagnetic waves emitted by astronomical objects, crucial for studying black holes and quasars.
- Magnetic Fields: Regions around black holes where magnetic forces are strong, influencing the behavior of jets and emissions.
- Interstellar Medium: The matter that exists in the space between stars, affecting the propagation of radio waves from quasars.