Zooming in on AT2019qiz
This video sequence zooms in on the galaxy where the AT2019qiz tidal disruption event is taking place. This phenomenon, a blast of light from a star being ripped apart by a supermassive black hole, has been studied by ESO telescopes.
Credit:ESO/Digitized Sky Survey 2/N. Risinger (skysurvey.org). Music: Astral Electronics