Seyfert galaxy NGC 3516 (center source) in the northern sky. The galaxy's bright core is characteristic of an Active Galactic Nucleus, or AGN, whose brightness is most likely powered by a supermassive black hole. CREDIT: Hubble Space Telescope, by Matt Malkan PI, UCLA Astronomy, obtained with the PC2 through a broad red filter.

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