Nice PAPER image of Centaurus A

A nice composite of Centaurus A (as imaged by PAPER) and the moon to scale. Almost ten times the size of the moon, it really is a remarkable sight. Or would be if we could only see in the radio. For more, see Stefan et al.

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Centaurus A, a nearby radio galaxy is remarkably close. imaged here by PAPER. The galactic plane stretches across the bottom. Image by: Chris Carilli, Irina Stefan, Composite by: Danny Jacobs.