File:Crab Nebula (1999-0052 - 0052 optical).jpg
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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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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 | Palomar Observatory |
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Credit/Provider | NASA/CXC/SAO |
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Source | Chandra X-ray Observatory |
Headline | A supernova remnant and pulsar in the constellation of Taurus. |
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Author | Chandra X-ray Observatory Center |
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Date and time of data generation | 28 September 1999 |
JPEG file comment | File written by Adobe Photoshop¨ 5.0 |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Image width | 504 px |
Image height | 504 px |
Color space | sRGB |
Width | 504 px |
Height | 504 px |
Pixel composition | RGB |
Number of components | 3 |
Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
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Date metadata was last modified | 05:14, 17 November 2010 |
Keywords | Crab Nebula |
Contact information | cxcpub@cfa.harvard.edu
60 Garden St. Cambridge, MA, 02138 USA |
IIM version | 2 |