Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

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chandra_449 March 29th, 2010

Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/T.Temim et

A composite image from Chandra (blue) and Spitzer (green and red-yellow) data shows the dusty remains of a collapsed star. The white source at the center is a pulsar that is generating a wind of high-energy particles seen by Chandra that expands into the surrounding environment. The infrared shell that surrounds this pulsar wind is made up of gas and dust that condensed out of debris from the supernova explosion. The nature and quantity of dust produced in supernova explosions is a long-standing mystery, and G54.1+0.3 supplies an important piece to the puzzle.

Provider: Chandra X-ray Observatory

Image Source: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2010/g541/

Curator: Chandra X-ray Observatory, Cambridge, MA, USA

Image Use Policy: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/image_use.html

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
G54.1+0.3
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Supernova Remnant
Star > Evolutionary Stage > Neutron Star > Pulsar

Distance

Universescale1
20,000 light years
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 19h 30m 28.9s
DEC = 18° 52’ 12.4”
Orientation
North is 0.1° CCW
Field of View
3.3 x 3.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Sagitta

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Blue Chandra (ACIS) X-ray (X-ray) 862.7 pm
Green Spitzer (IRAC) Infrared (Mid-IR) 8.0 µm
Red Spitzer (MIPS) Infrared (Mid-IR) 24.0 µm
Yellow Spitzer (MIPS) Infrared (Mid-IR) 24.0 µm
Spectrum_xray1
Blue
Green
Red
Yellow
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ID
449
Subject Category
B.4.1.4   B.3.1.9.1  
Subject Name
G54.1+0.3
Credits
X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO/T.Temim et
Release Date
2010-03-29
Lightyears
20,000.0
Redshift
20,000.0
Reference Url
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2010/g541/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Chandra, Spitzer, Spitzer, Spitzer
Instrument
ACIS, IRAC, MIPS, MIPS
Color Assignment
Blue, Green, Red, Yellow
Band
X-ray, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
Bandpass
X-ray, Mid-IR, Mid-IR, Mid-IR
Central Wavelength
0.8627, 8000, 24000, 24000
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
292.6205160, 18.8701168
Reference Dimension
3600.0, 3547.0
Reference Pixel
1801.0, 1774.5
Scale
1.5207e-05, 1.5207049e-05
Rotation
0.13
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Full
FITS Header
Notes
WCS retrieved using CXCs PinpointWCS
Creator (Curator)
Chandra X-ray Observatory
URL
http://chandra.harvard.edu
Name
Chandra X-ray Observatory Center
Email
cxcpub@cfa.harvard.edu
Telephone
617.496.7941
Address
60 Garden St.
City
Cambridge
State/Province
MA
Postal Code
02138
Country
USA
Rights
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/image_use.html
Publisher
Chrandra X-ray Observatory
Publisher ID
chandra
Resource ID
g541.tif
Metadata Date
2013-09-20
Metadata Version
1.2
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Universescalefull
20,000 light years

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