V404 Cygni Wind (VIDEO)

University of Southampton

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view of the accretion disc surrounding the black hole V404 Cygni, where the intense wind detected by GTC becomes evident. Early in the video there is a bright X-ray flare, which flashes, following which you can see material streaming off the disc, which is the wind.

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Gabriel Pérez, SMM (IAC).

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