Centaurus A is a peculiar galaxy formed from the collision of two galaxies billions of years ago. Centaurus A was discovered by James Dunlop in New South Wales, Australia in 1826. At a distance between 14 and 16 million light-years it is one of the closest active star burst galaxies to us. At its center is a supermassive black hole with the mass of 55 million Suns. The energy emitted from its core creates relativistic (½ C) jets of high energy particles. Centaurus A is also very active in the X-ray and Radio wavelengths. Imaged this morning from Siding Springs, New South Wales, Australia.