Black Holes Wildly Flaring Jets (Science Daily)

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110920161546.htm
ScienceDaily (Sep. 21, 2011) — Astronomers using NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) have captured rare data of a flaring black hole, revealing new details about these powerful objects and their blazing jets.


This artist's concept illustrates what the flaring black hole called GX 339-4 might look like. Infrared observations from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) reveal the best information yet on the chaotic and extreme environments of this black hole's jets. (Credit: NASA)

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1. so much for the 'no light escapes from a black hole' common wisdom

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2. the light is not escaping from inside the event horizon.

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3. So you believe in event horizons.... prove it. n/t

[ret5hd]

4. i guess it may be an electrical force field...but i doubt it.

:rofl:

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5. How little we understand. Pity that.

http://public.lanl.gov/alp/plasma/anatomy.html

The simplest geometry for galaxy formation, two adjacent Birkeland currents of width 35 kiloparsecs separated 80 kiloparsecs across. By scaling the current flows in astronomical objects by size, it is determined that the average flow in a galactic Birkeland current is approximately 1019 amperes; IA, the Alfvén galactic current.

In contrast to the experiment above, where the plasma currents are 30 millimeters in length, the galactic currents may extend 400 megaparsecs or more.

Economy in simulation, gained from observing laboratory experiments, suggests that the active region, where large electric fields build up, is about 10 kiloparsecs in length. That is, the salient phenomena can be modeled with two stubby pinches. The pinches are driven, of course, by the energy carried in the long length currents.

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6. the pity is why did you decide to pick a fight with me...

i've never once derided your views despite my belief in their utter silliness.