Hubblecast 18: Hubble sees magnetic monster in erupting galaxy
Channel: HubbleWebbESA
Date: 2010-06-23

The Hubble Space Telescope has solved a long-standing puzzle by resolving giant but delicate filaments shaped by a strong magnetic field around the active galaxy NGC 1275. It is the most striking example so far of the influence of the immense tentacles of extragalactic magnetic fields.

The descriptions are available on the respective webpages, see:
http://www.spacetelescope.org/videos/heic0817a/