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D. E. Harris (SAO), C. C. Cheung (MIT), J. A. Biretta (STScI), W. Junor (LANL), E. S. Perlman (U. Maryland), W. B. Sparks (STScI), A. S. Wilson (U. Maryland)
Some results of multi-year monitoring of the M87 jet with Chandra, HST, and the VLA are presented. The flaring knot, HST-1, in the X-rays currently out-shines the nucleus and the rest of the jet combined. The optical intensity is also rising. There is reasonable evidence that the X-ray spectrum hardens with increasing intensity. We note the similarity of HST-1 variability to that of BL Lac objects, and this translates to an implicit warning for variability model builders. We also examine the X-ray morphologies and spectra for all components of the jet and compare these to the optical and radio data. We revisit `offsets' (of structure/location) between observing band. These data are consistent with the `modest beaming' synchrotron model previously proposed for HST-1. This project was partially supported by NASA grants GO2-3144X, GO3-4124A, and GO4-5131X.
The author(s) of this abstract have provided an email address for comments about the abstract: harris@cfa.harvard.edu
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