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| The different features of an active galactic nucleus
(AGN), and how our viewing angle determines what type of AGN we observe.
The extreme luminosity of an AGN is powered by a supermassive black
hole at the center. Some AGN have jets, while others do not. Image
credit: Aurore Simonnet, Sonoma State University |
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