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The Chandra X-ray Observatory X-ray image on the left of radio galaxy Pictor A shows a spectacular jet emanating from the center of the galaxy (left) that extends across 360 thousand lyr toward a brilliant hot spot. The bright spot at the right in the image is the head of the jet. Image is 4.2 arcmin across. RA 05h 19m 49.70s Dec -45° 46' 45" in Pictor. Instrument: ACIS. Credit: NASA/UMD/A.Wilson et al. The composite image on the right contains X-ray data obtained by Chandra at various times over 15 years (blue) and radio data from the Australia Telescope Compact Array (red). Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ of Hertfordshire/M. Hardcastle et al., Radio: CSIRO/ATNF/ATCA.