This image may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by NRAO, AUI or NSF of any company or product False colour radio map of the active galaxy

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This image may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by NRAO, AUI or NSF of any company or product False colour radio map of the active galaxy Cygnus A (3C 405) at a wavelength of 20 cm taken by the Very Large Array (VLA) radio telescope in New Mexico. Cygnus A is a typical radio galaxy with twin jets emanating from its nucleus and joining it to two extended radio- emitting lobes. The jets are thought to be collimated beams of plasma which form radio hot spots where they collide with the surrounding medium. This image shows a field of view 2x1 arcmin at a resolution of 1. 25 arcsec. Observers: P. Scheuer, R. Laing & R. Perley. Taken Sept 83, A-configuration, 27 antennae, continuum. This picture may not be used to state or imply the endorsement by NRAO, AUI or NSF of any company or product.

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Keywords: 3c, 405, active, astronomy, cosmology, cygnus, galactic, galaxy, imagery, radio, science, vla