File:Adding a New Dimension to an Old Explosion- Officially known as 1E0102.2-7219, a supernova remnant in the Small Magellanic Cloud. (4127624751).jpg
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[edit]DescriptionAdding a New Dimension to an Old Explosion- Officially known as 1E0102.2-7219, a supernova remnant in the Small Magellanic Cloud. (4127624751).jpg |
Description: This composite image of X-rays from Chandra and optical data from Hubble shows new details of the aftermath of a massive star that exploded and was visible from Earth over 1,000 years ago. The Chandra image shows an outer blast wave produced by the supernova (blue) and an inner ring of cooler (red-orange) material. By examining the spectra of the X-rays, astronomers have new information about the geometry of the remnant, which, in turns, has implications for the nature of this explosion. 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: 2009 Persistent URL: chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2009/e0102/ Repository: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Gift line: X-ray (NASA/CXC/MIT/D.Dewey et al. & NASA/CXC/SAO/J.DePasquale); Optical (NASA/STScI) Accession number: e0102_431 |
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Source | Adding a New Dimension to an Old Explosion: Officially known as 1E0102.2-7219, a supernova remnant in the Small Magellanic Cloud. |
Author | Smithsonian Institution from United States |
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Author | Chandra X-ray Observatory Center |
Source | Chandra X-ray Observatory |
Headline | Officially known as 1E0102.2-7219, a supernova remnant in the Small Magellanic Cloud. |
Credit/Provider | X-ray (NASA/CXC/MIT/D.Dewey et al. & NASA/CXC/SAO/J.DePasquale); Optical (NASA/STScI) |
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Date and time of data generation | 23 July 2009 |
Width | 3,600 px |
Height | 2,175 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 CS4 Windows |
File change date and time | 17:02, 19 November 2009 |
Color space | sRGB |
Image width | 3,600 px |
Image height | 2,175 px |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Date and time of digitizing | 10:59, 14 October 2009 |
Date metadata was last modified | 12:02, 19 November 2009 |
Unique ID of original document | uuid:3987908EF3B8DE11ACDFEF035A850C66 |
Keywords | 1E 0102.2-7219 |
Contact information | cxcpub@cfa.harvard.edu
60 Garden St. Cambridge, MA, 02138 USA |
IIM version | 2 |