File:Crab Nebula- Chandra Discovers X-Ray Ring Around Cosmic Powerhouse in Crab Nebula (1999-0052 - 0052 xray).tiff
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The Crab Nebula is the remnant of a supernova explosion that was seen on Earth in 1054 AD. It is 6000 light years from Earth.
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[edit]DescriptionCrab Nebula- Chandra Discovers X-Ray Ring Around Cosmic Powerhouse in Crab Nebula (1999-0052 - 0052 xray).tiff |
English: The Crab Nebula is the remnant of a supernova explosion that was seen on Earth in 1054 AD. It is 6000 light years from Earth. At the center of the bright nebula is a rapidly spinning neutron star, or pulsar that emits pulses of radiation 30 times a second. |
Date | 28 September 1999 (upload date) |
Source | Crab Nebula: Chandra Discovers X-Ray Ring Around Cosmic Powerhouse in Crab Nebula |
Author | NASA/CXC/SAO |
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Also Known As InfoField | NGC 1952 |
Category InfoField | Supernovas & Supernova Remnants, Neutron Stars/X-ray Binaries |
Color Code InfoField | Intensity (Chandra: 0.3-3keV bandwidth) |
Constellation InfoField | Taurus |
Coordinates (J2000) InfoField | RA 05h 34m 32s |
Distance Estimate InfoField | 6,500 light years |
Observation Date(s) InfoField | August 29, 1999 |
Observation ID(s) InfoField | 168 |
Observation Time InfoField | 1 hours |
Scale InfoField | Image is 2.5 arcmin across. |
Instruments InfoField | ACIS |
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Image title | The explosion was seen on Earth in 1054 AD. At the center of the nebula is a rapidly spinning neutron star, or pulsar that emits pulses of radiation 30 times a second. The image shows the central pulsar surrounded by tilted rings of high-energy particles that appear to have been flung outward over a distance of more than a light year from the pulsar. Perpendicular to the rings, jet-like structures produced by high-energy particles blast away from the pulsar. The diameter of the inner ring in the image is about one light year, more than 1000 times the diameter of our solar system. The X rays from the Crab nebula are produced by high-energy particles spiraling around magnetic field lines in the Nebula. The bell-shaped appearance of the Nebula could be due to the way this huge magnetized bubble was produced or to its interaction with clouds of gas and dust in the vicinity. |
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