Cassiopeia A: Supernova Flashback
spitzer_ssc2008-16a1 October 1st, 2008
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/E. Dwek and R. Arendt
The Cassiopeia A supernova's first flash of radiation makes six clumps of dust unusually hot.
Provider: Spitzer Space Telescope
Image Source: http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/1958-ssc2008-16a1-Cassiopeia-A-Supernova-Flashback
Curator: Spitzer Space Telescope, Pasadena, CA, USA
Image Use Policy: Public Domain
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- ID
- ssc2008-16a1
- Subject Category
- B.4.1.4
- Subject Name
- Cassiopeia A
- Credits
- NASA/JPL-Caltech/E. Dwek and R. Arendt
- Release Date
- 2008-10-01
- Lightyears
- 11,000
- Redshift
- 11,000
- Reference Url
- http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/images/1958-ssc2008-16a1-Cassiopeia-A-Supernova-Flashback
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Good
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- Spitzer
- Instrument
- MIPS
- Color Assignment
- Pseudocolor
- Band
- Infrared
- Bandpass
- Mid-IR
- Central Wavelength
- 24000
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- Equinox
- Reference Value
- Reference Dimension
- Reference Pixel
- Scale
- Rotation
- Coordinate System Projection:
- Quality
- FITS Header
- Notes
- Creator (Curator)
- Spitzer Space Telescope
- URL
- http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu
- Name
- Telephone
- Address
- 1200 E. California Blvd.
- City
- Pasadena
- State/Province
- CA
- Postal Code
- 91125
- Country
- USA
- Rights
- Public Domain
- Publisher
- Spitzer Science Center
- Publisher ID
- spitzer
- Resource ID
- ssc2008-16a.tif
- Resource URL
- http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/uploaded_files/images/0000/9970/ssc2008-16a.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2011-09-06
- Metadata Version
- 1.1
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