Preserving the Legacy of the X-ray Universe

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chandra_554c October 28th, 2013

Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO

This collection of images represents the thousands of observations that are permanently stored and accessible to the world in the Chandra Data Archive (CDA). This sample showcases the wide range of objects that Chandra has observed during its over 14-year mission, including the remains of exploded stars, cosmic nurseries where stars are being born, and galaxies both similar to our Milky Way and those that are much different. In each of these images, the Chandra data are blue or purple and have been combined with those from other wavelengths.

Provider: Chandra X-ray Observatory

Image Source: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/archives/

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

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

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Image Details Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
G266 • Chandra Archive Collection
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Supernova Remnant

Distance Details Distance

Universescale1
2,400 light years
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 8h 49m 16.1s
DEC = -45° 27’ 46.6”
Orientation
North is 61.1° CW
Field of View
24.1 x 44.2 arcminutes
Constellation
Vela

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Purple Chandra (ACIS) X-ray (X-ray) 826.7 pm
Blue DSS (DSS2R) Optical (R-band) 660.0 nm
Green DSS Optical -
Red DSS (DSS2IR) Optical (IR-band) 798.0 nm
Spectrum_xray1w
Purple
Blue
Red
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ID
554c
Subject Category
B.4.1.4  
Subject Name
G266, Chandra Archive Collection
Credits
NASA/CXC/SAO
Release Date
2013-10-28
Lightyears
2,400
Redshift
2,400
Reference Url
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/archives/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Chandra, DSS, DSS, DSS
Instrument
ACIS, DSS2R, -, DSS2IR
Color Assignment
Purple, Blue, Green, Red
Band
X-ray, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
X-ray, R-band, -, IR-band
Central Wavelength
0.8267, 660, -, 798
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
132.3171877, -45.4629513
Reference Dimension
1960.0, 3600.0
Reference Pixel
981.0, 1801.0
Scale
0.000204584, 0.00020458417
Rotation
-61.05
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
Chandra X-ray Observatory Center
Publisher ID
chandra
Resource ID
archives_g266.tif
Resource URL
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/archives/archives_g266.tif
Related Resources
Metadata Date
2013-10-29T13:28:36-04:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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Universescalefull
2,400 light years

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