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DescriptionDEM L316- Supernova Remnants Deconstructed (Two supernova remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy.) (2941492404).jpg |
This is an X-ray image of two hot gas shells produced by supernova explosions. Although the shells appear to be colliding, it may be an illusion. Chandra X-ray spectra show that the shell of hot gas on the upper left contains considerably more iron than the one on the lower right. This implies that stars with very different ages exploded to produce these objects. The remnant on the upper left is from an old white dwarf star in a binary system, and the one on the lower right is from a much younger massive star, so the apparent proximity of the remnants is probably the result of a chance alignment. This pair of remnants is also known as SNR B0547-69.7. Creator/Photographer: Chandra X-ray Observatory NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, which was launched and deployed by Space Shuttle Columbia on July 23, 1999, is the most sophisticated X-ray observatory built to date. The mirrors on Chandra are the largest, most precisely shaped and aligned, and smoothest mirrors ever constructed. Chandra is helping scientists better understand the hot, turbulent regions of space and answer fundamental questions about origin, evolution, and destiny of the Universe. The images Chandra makes are twenty-five times sharper than the best previous X-ray telescope. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., manages the Chandra program for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory controls Chandra science and flight operations from the Chandra X-ray Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Medium: Chandra telescope x-ray Date: Taken on 5 November 2005 Persistent URL: www.chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2005/d316/ Repository: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Gift line: X-ray: NASA/CXC/U.Illinois/R.Williams & Y.-H.Chu; Optical: NOAO/CTIO/U.Illinois/R.Williams & MCELS coll. Accession number: d316 |
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Source | DEM L316: Supernova Remnants Deconstructed (Two supernova remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy.) |
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Author | Chandra X-ray Observatory Center |
Copyright holder | http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/image_use.html |
Label | Review |
Headline | Two supernova remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy. |
Credit/Provider | X-ray: NASA/CXC/U.Illinois/R.Wil |
Source | Chandra X-ray Observatory |
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Date and time of data generation | 15 November 2005 |
Width | 2,400 px |
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Compression scheme | LZW |
Pixel composition | RGB |
Orientation | Normal |
Number of components | 3 |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
Data arrangement | chunky format |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS3 Macintosh |
File change date and time | 18:33, 8 October 2008 |
Color space | sRGB |
Image width | 2,400 px |
Image height | 2,082 px |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Date and time of digitizing | 14:33, 8 October 2008 |
Date metadata was last modified | 14:39, 8 October 2008 |
Keywords | DEM L316 |
Contact information | cxcpub@cfa.harvard.edu
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IIM version | 2 |