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Animation following Event Horizon Telescope observations of the quasar 3C 279, and the motion of its relativistic jet observed over the course of one week from April 5, 2017 to April 11, 2017. Learn more about this discovery here: https://eventhorizontelescope.org/blog/something-is-lurking-in-the-heart-of-quasar-3c-279 Credits: VLBA 7mm image -- Boston University Blazar Group GMVA 3mm image -- Marscher-Krichbaum Collaboration EHT 1.3mm images -- The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) Collaboration Animation -- A.E. Broderick (PI/UWaterloo) and The EHT Collaboration