What's the difference between an AGN and a Black Hole?

Hi Spacecats, I'm Dr Maggie Lieu and welcome to my channel, where you can find all things space, astronomy and physics! In this video I talk what exactly is an Active Galactic Nuclei (AGN) and how it differs from your day-to-day black hole.



Links:
AGN viewing angles: https://academic.oup.com/mnras/articl...




Media credits:
Black hole spaghettification - ESO/Kornmesser
galaxies zoom - ESA/Hubble/DSS/Risinger
Gold black hole - ESO/Kornmesser
Star forming black hole - ESO/Kornmesser
Accreting black hole - ESO/Kornmesser
M87/SgrA* BH - EHT
Black hole star orbits - ESA/Hubble/Kornmesser/Christensen
Quasar - NASA/GSPC
Radio lobes - ESA/Hubble/Calçada
Red Quasar - ESO/Kornmesser




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