Galactic Chimneys: An Unseen Component of the Disk-Halo Interaction
Date
Optical image of the edge-on galaxy, NGC 891, showing dark, thread-like extinction features — walls of the chimneys — extending above and below the midplane. SOFIA [C II] observations reveal a significant mass of gas in the chimney walls.
Credit
Adam Block/Mount Lemmon SkyCenter/University of Arizona
Image Number
SCI2021_010
Additional Information
Galactic Chimneys: An Unseen Component of the Disk-Halo Interaction
Instrument
FIFI-LS
Location
United States
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