File:Kepler's Supernova Remnant- A Star's Death Comes to Life (2941498208).jpg
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Description: A long Chandra observation of the Kepler supernova remnant provides unprecedented detail of one of the youngest supernovas in the Galaxy. Studying the debris of this exploded star helps in the understanding of how a star's life can end catastrophically. Red in this image shows material heated by the explosion, while yellow and green depict different elements in the ejecta. Blue represents the highest-energy X-rays and shows a shock front generated by the supernova explosion. Creator/Photographer: Chandra X-ray Observatory NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, which was launched and deployed by Space Shuttle Columbia on July 23, 1999, is the most sophisticated X-ray observatory built to date. The mirrors on Chandra are the largest, most precisely shaped and aligned, and smoothest mirrors ever constructed. Chandra is helping scientists better understand the hot, turbulent regions of space and answer fundamental questions about origin, evolution, and destiny of the Universe. The images Chandra makes are twenty-five times sharper than the best previous X-ray telescope. NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., manages the Chandra program for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory controls Chandra science and flight operations from the Chandra X-ray Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Medium: Chandra telescope x-ray Date: 2006 Persistent URL: chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2007/kepler/ Repository: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Collection: Supernovas and Supernova Remnants Collection Gift line: NASA/CXC/NCSU/S.Reynolds et al. Accession number: kepler |
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Author | Chandra X-ray Observatory Center |
Copyright holder | http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/image_use.html |
Date and time of data generation | 9 January 2007 |
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Compression scheme | LZW |
Pixel composition | RGB |
Orientation | Normal |
Number of components | 3 |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
Data arrangement | chunky format |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS3 Macintosh |
File change date and time | 10:31, 30 September 2008 |
Color space | Uncalibrated |
Image width | 2,500 px |
Image height | 2,500 px |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Date and time of digitizing | 06:31, 30 September 2008 |
Date metadata was last modified | 14:39, 8 October 2008 |
Source | Chandra X-ray Observatory |
Headline | Kepler's Supernova Remnant: A Star's Death Comes to Life |
Credit/Provider | NASA/CXC/NCSU/S.Reynolds et al. |
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Keywords | Kepler's Supernova Remnant |
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Contact information | cxcpub@cfa.harvard.edu
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IIM version | 2 |