NASA's Chandra Finds Black Holes Stirring Up Galaxies

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The findings were
verified by Slooh member Lode Stevens, an astronomer with the Europlanetarium
in Belgium, using Slooh's online telescopes . Deluxe membership is $99.

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Bringing the rhythms and wonders of outer space to people of all ages,
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energy equivalent to a supernova every century into the gas.

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95 per month is also available . The Smithsonian
Astrophysical Observatory controls science and flight operations from the
Chandra X-ray Center, Cambridge, Mass.

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For more information, please visit http://www."
These results came from an analysis of 56 elliptical galaxies in the
Chandra data archive by associate professor Thomas Statler and doctoral
candidate Steven Diehl, both of the Physics and Astronomy department at the
Ohio University, Athens, Ohio.

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Supernova 2005ax
and 2005bh were discovered by amateur astronomer Tim Puckett.
"This showcases the power of the Slooh community cooperating together to
explore the universe" said Michael Paolucci, President and Founder of Slooh. Most recently,
Slooh partnered with Discovery. Except for rare
cases, violent activity in elliptical galaxies was thought to have stopped
long ago.

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"Slooh has been a very useful
resource for confirming Supernovae. Astronomers believe
massive clouds of hot gas in these galaxies have been stirred up by
intermittent explosive activity from centrally located super-massive black
holes.
"Most elliptical galaxies have traditionally been considered to be quiet
places, like placid lakes," Statler said.

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In confirming the discovery, Stevens said, "Because of Slooh's unique
technology and excellent viewing location , we were able to confirm the
existence of the supernovae, which our observatory would not have been able to
achieve alone. Slooh's location and ease of operation makes it
ideal for this task. Slooh is available
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Although supernovae are a possible energy source, a more probable cause
was identified . Statler and Diehl's analysis indicates the same phenomena are also
occurring in isolated elliptical galaxies.

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WASHINGTON, Black holes are creating havoc in
unsuspected places, according to a new study of images of elliptical galaxies
made by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. The scientists detected a correlation between the shape of the
hot gas clouds and the power produced at radio wavelengths by high-energy
electrons.nasa.

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SN2005ax is
located at a distance of 180 million light years away from Earth in the
northern constellation Cepheus.
Teide, at the Institute of Astrophysics in the Canary Islands, one of the
world's best locations for astronomical viewing.
"This is another example of how valuable it is to observe the universe at
different wavelengths besides just the traditional optical wavelengths," said
NASA's Chandra Program Scientist Wilt Sanders.
Chandra researchers presented their data today during the 207th meeting of
the American Astronomical Society in Washington .

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SN2005bh is in spiral galaxy UGC 6495, four
degrees north of the "tail" of the constellation Leo and 300 million light
years away., starting as early as
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Additional solo time can be purchased in 15-minute intervals for $19. Slooh has stationed
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Islands, one of the world's best locations for astronomical viewing . Contrary to expectations, they found the
distribution of the multimillion-degree gas in these galaxies differed
markedly from that of the stars.

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The telescopes are stationed five
hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time, which enables members in North America
to see the night sky during daylight hours in the U.S. A supernova discovery
is both scientifically important as well as fascinating," said David Bishop,
webmaster of the International Supernovae Network, which is used by both
amateur and professional astronomers alike. Before you can report a supernova you
need a confirmation image .
Slooh's basic membership costs $49.95 per year for unlimited group
missions, plus 15 minutes of solo mission time."
Previous X-ray studies have shown elliptical galaxies contain multimillion
degree gas whose mass is a few percent of the stars in it.
"These results are part of an emerging picture that shows the impact of
super-massive black holes on their environment is far more pervasive than
previously thought," Statler said.

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Via the Internet, Slooh allows members to remotely access and control its
high-powered telescopes which are situated at an elevation of 7900 feet on Mt., manages the Chandra
program for the agency's Science Mission Directorate.

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For Chandra Images and
information on the Web, visit:

http://chandra.

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"For a short period of time a single star can outshine an entire galaxy,
so you can only imagine the amount of energy released."
Since its launch nearly a year ago, Slooh has added numerous new features
including Slooh Radio, a nightly live audio feed of leading astronomy
personalities who describe Slooh missions in progress as they take questions
from members.

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"The supernovae discoveries immediately became featured Slooh missions for all
members to see LIVE.95.
The Chandra data revealed an unsuspected turmoil in elliptical galaxies
that belies their calm appearance in optical light.

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This is a great discovery for astronomy. It was expected the hot gas would have settled into an equilibrium
shape similar to, but rounder, than the stars.

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Doug Rich, an amateur astronomer as well, discovered Supernova
2005ay, which is located 54 million light years away, beneath the bowl of the
Big Dipper in the northern constellation of Ursa Major. Featured speakers have included David Levy, co-discoverer of
Comet Shoemaker-Levy and Bob Berman of Astronomy Magazine.

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"Without these X-ray and radio
observations , we wouldn't know these apparently static galaxies in reality are
still evolving due to the interaction with their central black holes.
"We found the distribution of hot gas has no correlation with the optical
shape," Diehl said.
NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala.

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Slooh 's patent pending
technology collects the light of distant celestial objects and develops the
images in real time as members look on.
Repetitive explosive activity fueled by the in-fall of gas into central
black holes is known to occur in giant elliptical galaxies located in galaxy
clusters .

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a lot stormier than we thought.gov/home

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Slooh Confirms the Discovery of Three Supernovae

'Slooh Online Community' First to Verify the Powerful Explosions of Supernovae
SN2005ax, SN2005ay and SN2005bh

NEW YORK, Slooh (http://www.com), the first
online telescope community to offer live, high -quality views of outer space,
has confirmed the discovery of Supernovae 2005ax, 2005ay and 2005bh , a
significant milestone for the private astronomy community.com with the mutual goal of making astronomy
and the online exploration of space easy and affordable for the general
public.

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monthly membership of $7. Slooh's
missions are driven by its patent pending LightMachine(TM) technology , which
accumulates the light of distant celestial objects and displays them in real
time for the viewing audience.gov

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High angular resolution imaging
observations by Chandra indicate otherwise.

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The discovery of far-reaching
explosive activity, due to giant central black holes in these old galaxies,
was a surprise to astronomers. This power output can be traced back to the centers of the
galaxies, where super-massive black holes are located.

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