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Fluorescent and Starry: New Zinger Space Images From Chandra’s X-Ray Archives
Composite image of NGC 6946, a spiral galaxy 22 million light years from Earth. At least eight supernova have exploded in this galaxy in the past century, including three spotted by Chandra (purple). Optical data is also visible in red, yellow and cyan from the Gemini Observatory. Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/MSSL/R.Soria et al, Optical: AURA/Gemini OBs
You know that moment when you’re flipping through old digital pictures (on your computer or phone or whatever) and you realize there are some pretty awesome ones in there that you should share on social media? The Chandra X-Ray Observatory team also decided to plumb THEIR archive of astrophysical image magic, and came up with several beauties. Such as the one above this text.
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Post tags: 3C 397, 3C353, G266.2-1.2, G41.1-0.3, IC 1396A, NGC 3576, NGC 4945, NGC 6946, SNR B0049-73.6, X-ray astronomy
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Source: http://www.universetoday.com/105889/fluorescent-and-starry-new-zinger-images-from-chandras-x-ray-archives/
