Chandra's Archives Come to Life
chandra_581f October 21st, 2014
Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Universita di Bologna/S.Pellegrini et al, IR: NASA/JPL-Caltech; Optical: SDSS & NASA/STScI
With the passing of Chandra's 15th anniversary, the Chandra Data Archive, which houses all of the mission's data, continues to grow each successive year. These images - that include a wide range of astronomical objects -- combine X-rays from Chandra's archive with data from other telescopes. This technique of creating "multi wavelength" images allows scientists and the public to see how X-rays fit with data of other types of light, such as optical, radio, and infrared.
Provider: Chandra X-ray Observatory
Image Source: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/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
Distance
Position Details
Color Mapping
| Telescope | Spectral Band | Wavelength | |
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Chandra (ACIS) | X-ray (X-ray) | 826.7 pm |
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Spitzer (IRAC) | Infrared (Mid-IR) | 8.0 µm |
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Hubble (WFPC2) | Optical (B-band) | 450.0 nm |
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SDSS (2.5m) | Optical (U-band) | 355.1 nm |
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SDSS (2.5m) | Optical (G-band) | 468.6 nm |
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SDSS (2.5m) | Optical (R-band) | 616.5 nm |
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SDSS (2.5m) | Optical (I-band) | 748.1 nm |
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SDSS (2.5m) | Optical (Z-band) | 893.1 nm |
- ID
- 581f
- Subject Category
- C.5.1.1
- Subject Name
- NGC 4736
- Credits
- X-ray: NASA/CXC/Universita di Bologna/S.Pellegrini et al, IR: NASA/JPL-Caltech; Optical: SDSS & NASA/STScI
- Release Date
- 2014-10-21
- Lightyears
- 16,000,000
- Redshift
- 16,000,000
- Reference Url
- http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/archives/
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Good
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- Chandra, Spitzer, Hubble, SDSS, SDSS, SDSS, SDSS, SDSS
- Instrument
- ACIS, IRAC, WFPC2, 2.5m, 2.5m, 2.5m, 2.5m, 2.5m
- Color Assignment
- Yellow, Red, Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue, Blue
- Band
- X-ray, Infrared, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical, Optical
- Bandpass
- X-ray, Mid-IR, B-band, U-band, G-band, R-band, I-band, Z-band
- Central Wavelength
- 0.8267, 8000, 450, 355.1, 468.6, 616.5, 748.1, 893.1
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- J2000
- Reference Value
- 192.7323029, 41.1252083
- Reference Dimension
- 3600.0, 2938.0
- Reference Pixel
- 1801.0, 1470.0
- Scale
- 6.76206e-05, 6.7620612e-05
- Rotation
- -0.11
- 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
- archives_n4736.tif
- Resource URL
- http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/archives/archives_n4736.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2014-11-20T10:16:48-05:00
- Metadata Version
- 1.2
Detailed color mapping information coming soon...
