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> Chandra 3-color X-ray image of Cassiopeia A

Chandra 3-color X-ray image of Cassiopeia A

author: Nasa/CXC/Novapix

reference: a-snv11-00202

Image Size 300 DPI: 20 * 20 cm

This spectacular image of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A is the most detailed image ever made of the remains of an exploded star. The one million second image shows a bright outer ring (green) ten light years in diameter that marks the location of a shock wave generated by the supernova explosion. A large jet-like structure that protrudes beyond the shock wave can be seen in the upper left. In this image, the colors represent different ranges of X-rays with red, green, and blue representing, low, medium, and higher X-ray energies.

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2004 - ASTRONOMY - CASSIOPEIA - CASSIOPEIA A - CHANDRA - EVOLUTION - STAR - SUPERNOVA - SUPERNOVA REMNANT - X - X-RAY -