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by NGC3314
Thu Sep 23, 2010 5:33 pm
Forum: The Observation Deck: Latest Sky Photography
Topic: GZOD: The Teacup
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Re: GZOD: The Teacup

So where does all the OIII radiation come from? From the nucleus? Is that typical of active galactic nuclei? Pretty much, at least considering the radiation secondhand. In more detail - the [O III] emission lines arise from excitation of O ++ ions by collisions with electrons. This process becomes ...