Indian Astronomical Observatory to Observe BL Lacertae
The Indian Astronomical Observatory (IAO) has formed a partnership with 10 international telescopes to observe and study the phenomenon of BL. Lacertae (BL. Lac), is a blazar located approximately 950 million light-years away from Earth.
About the Partnership
- Formed between: IAO, Hanle, Ladakh, and 10 other global telescopes
- Formed in: May 2023
- Purpose: To observe BL. Lac blazer
What is Blazar?
- Blazars, a type of galaxy powered by a ginormous black hole are among the brightest, most energetic objects in the sky.
- They belong to a class of galaxies known as “active galactic nuclei” or AGNS, a reference to the supermassive black holes that power them.
- BL. Lac was first discovered by Cuno Hoffmeister in 1929.
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