Elemental Image Of Exploded Star

Chandra_199_1024

chandra_199 June 27th, 2000

Credit: NASA/GSFC/U.Hwang et al.

Chandra's 14-hour observation of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A (Cas A) has given the best map yet of heavy elements ejected in a supernova explosion. These images are designed to show the distribution of some of the elements ejected in the explosion that produced Cas A. The elements are part of a gas that has a temperature of about 50 million degrees Celsius. The colors represent intensity of X rays, with yellow the most intense, then red, purple, and green.

Provider: Chandra X-ray Observatory

Image Source: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2000/cas_a062700/

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

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

View Options

Image Details

Image Type
Collage
Object Name
Cassiopeia A
Subject - Milky Way
Nebula > Type > Supernova Remnant

Distance

Universescale1
10,000 light years

Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 23h 23m 27.7s
DEC = 58° 48’ 48.7”
Constellation
Cassiopeia

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Pseudocolor Chandra (ACIS) X-ray (X-ray) 826.7 pm
DatasetID is the Chandra Observation ID
Spectrum_xray1
Pseudocolor
Chandra_199_1280
×
ID
199
Subject Category
B.4.1.4.  
Subject Name
Cassiopeia A
Credits
NASA/GSFC/U.Hwang et al.
Release Date
2000-06-27
Lightyears
10,000
Redshift
10,000
Reference Url
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2000/cas_a062700/
Type
Collage
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Chandra
Instrument
ACIS
Color Assignment
Pseudocolor
Band
X-ray
Bandpass
X-ray
Central Wavelength
0.8267
Start Time
2000-01-30T10:41:45
Integration Time
50000
Dataset ID
114
Notes
D
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
350.8655963, 58.8135226
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Position
FITS Header
Notes
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
Publisher ID
chandra
Resource ID
casa_comp.tif
Metadata Date
2011-02-10
Metadata Version
1.2
×

 

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

×
Universescalefull
10,000 light years

Providers | Sign In