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What is the Unified AGN model?

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Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Firstly, what is an AGN, or Active Galactic Nuclei? An AGN is a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy. Almost every galaxy is thought to contain a black hole at the center, with a mass of millions to billions of Suns! Not all of these black holes are active, but the ones that are can even outshine their entire galaxy.

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A GLIMPSE of Abell S1063

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Article reproduced from 2025 Transactions of La Société Guernesiaise

JWST

A GLIMPSE of Abell S1063

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Article reproduced from 2025 Transactions of La Société Guernesiaise

black holes

What is the Unified AGN model?

4 minute read

Published:

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Firstly, what is an AGN, or Active Galactic Nuclei? An AGN is a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy. Almost every galaxy is thought to contain a black hole at the center, with a mass of millions to billions of Suns! Not all of these black holes are active, but the ones that are can even outshine their entire galaxy.

cluster

A GLIMPSE of Abell S1063

5 minute read

Published:

Article reproduced from 2025 Transactions of La Société Guernesiaise

lensing

A GLIMPSE of Abell S1063

5 minute read

Published:

Article reproduced from 2025 Transactions of La Société Guernesiaise

scicomm

A GLIMPSE of Abell S1063

5 minute read

Published:

Article reproduced from 2025 Transactions of La Société Guernesiaise

What is the Unified AGN model?

4 minute read

Published:

Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Firstly, what is an AGN, or Active Galactic Nuclei? An AGN is a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy. Almost every galaxy is thought to contain a black hole at the center, with a mass of millions to billions of Suns! Not all of these black holes are active, but the ones that are can even outshine their entire galaxy.