An X-ray Tapestry
chandra_577 September 12th, 2014
Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/IAFE/G.Dubner et al & ESA/XMM-Newton
The destructive results of a powerful supernova explosion are seen in a delicate tapestry of X-ray light in this new image. The remnant is called Puppis A, which could have been witnessed on Earth about 3,700 years ago and is about 10 light years across. This image is the most complete and detailed X-ray view of Puppis A ever obtained, made by combining a mosaic of different Chandra and XMM-Newton observations. In this image, low-energy X-rays are shown in red, medium-energy X-rays are in green and high energy X-rays are colored blue.
Provider: Chandra X-ray Observatory
Image Source: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/puppisa/
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
Distance
Position Details
Color Mapping
| Telescope | Spectral Band | Wavelength | |
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Chandra (ACIS) | X-ray (Soft X-ray) | 2.75 nm |
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Chandra (ACIS) | X-ray (Medium X-ray) | 1.12 nm |
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Chandra (ACIS) | X-ray (High X-ray) | 260.0 pm |
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XMM (EPIC MOS/PN) | X-ray (Soft X-ray) | 2.75 nm |
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XMM (EPIC MOS/PN) | X-ray (Medium X-ray) | 1.12 nm |
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XMM (EPIC MOS/PN) | X-ray (High X-ray) | 260.0 pm |
- ID
- 577
- Subject Category
- B.4.1.4
- Subject Name
- Puppis A
- Credits
- X-ray: NASA/CXC/IAFE/G.Dubner et al & ESA/XMM-Newton
- Release Date
- 2014-09-12
- Lightyears
- 7,000
- Redshift
- 7,000
- Reference Url
- http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/puppisa/
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Good
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- Chandra, Chandra, Chandra, XMM, XMM, XMM
- Instrument
- ACIS, ACIS, ACIS, EPIC MOS/PN, EPIC MOS/PN, EPIC MOS/PN
- Color Assignment
- Red, Green, Blue, Red, Green, Blue
- Band
- X-ray, X-ray, X-ray, X-ray, X-ray, X-ray
- Bandpass
- Soft X-ray, Medium X-ray, High X-ray, Soft X-ray, Medium X-ray, High X-ray
- Central Wavelength
- 2.75, 1.12, 0.26, 2.75, 1.12, 0.26
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- J2000
- Reference Value
- 125.5557773, -43.0076723
- Reference Dimension
- 3600.0, 3600.0
- Reference Pixel
- 1801.0, 1801.0
- Scale
- 0.000396569, 0.00039656878
- Rotation
- 0.02
- 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
- 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
- puppisa.tif
- Resource URL
- http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/puppisa/puppisa.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2014-09-15T10:36:58-04:00
- Metadata Version
- 1.2
Detailed color mapping information coming soon...
