Adding a New Dimension to an Old Explosion

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chandra_431 July 23rd, 2009

Credit: X-ray (NASA/CXC/MIT/D.Dewey et al. & NASA/CXC/SAO/J.DePasquale); Optical (NASA/STScI)

This composite image of X-rays from Chandra and optical data from Hubble shows new details of the aftermath of a massive star that exploded and was visible from Earth over 1,000 years ago. The Chandra image shows an outer blast wave produced by the supernova (blue) and an inner ring of cooler (red-orange) material. By examining the spectra of the X-rays, astronomers have new information about the geometry of the remnant, which, in turns, has implications for the nature of this explosion.

Provider: Chandra X-ray Observatory

Image Source: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2009/e0102/

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

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

Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
1E 0102.2-7219
Subject - Local Universe
Nebula > Type > Supernova Remnant

Distance

Universescale2
190,000 light years
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Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 1h 4m 2.0s
DEC = -72° 1’ 56.2”
Orientation
North is 3.5° CW
Field of View
2.8 x 1.7 arcminutes
Constellation
Tucana

Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Red Chandra (ACIS) X-ray 2.61 nm
Green Chandra (ACIS) X-ray 1.31 nm
Blue Chandra (ACIS) X-ray 800.0 pm
Red Hubble (ACS) Optical (SDSS-Z) 850.0 nm
Green Hubble (ACS) Optical (H-alpha) 658.0 nm
Blue Hubble (ACS) Optical (SDSS-G) 475.0 nm
Spectrum_xray1
Red
Green
Blue
Red
Green
Blue
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ID
431
Subject Category
C.4.1.4  
Subject Name
1E 0102.2-7219
Credits
X-ray (NASA/CXC/MIT/D.Dewey et al. & NASA/CXC/SAO/J.DePasquale); Optical (NASA/STScI)
Release Date
2009-07-23
Lightyears
190,000.0
Redshift
190,000.0
Reference Url
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2009/e0102/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Chandra, Chandra, Chandra, Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument
ACIS, ACIS, ACIS, ACS, ACS, ACS
Color Assignment
Red, Green, Blue, Red, Green, Blue
Band
X-ray, X-ray, X-ray, Optical, Optical, Optical
Bandpass
-, -, -, SDSS-Z, H-alpha, SDSS-G
Central Wavelength
2.61, 1.31, 0.80, 850, 658, 475
Start Time
Integration Time
Dataset ID
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
16.0082481, -72.0322818
Reference Dimension
3600.0, 2175.0
Reference Pixel
1801.0, 1088.5
Scale
1.31943e-05, 1.3194262e-05
Rotation
-3.51
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
e0102.tif
Metadata Date
2012-03-27
Metadata Version
1.2
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Universescalefull
190,000 light years

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