Preserving the Legacy of the X-ray Universe
chandra_554d October 28th, 2013
Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO
This collection of images represents the thousands of observations that are permanently stored and accessible to the world in the Chandra Data Archive (CDA). This sample showcases the wide range of objects that Chandra has observed during its over 14-year mission, including the remains of exploded stars, cosmic nurseries where stars are being born, and galaxies both similar to our Milky Way and those that are much different. In each of these images, the Chandra data are blue or purple and have been combined with those from other wavelengths.
Provider: Chandra X-ray Observatory
Image Source: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/archives/
Curator: Chandra X-ray Observatory, Cambridge, MA, USA
Image Use Policy: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/image_use.html
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Position Details
Color Mapping
| Telescope | Spectral Band | Wavelength | |
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Chandra (ACIS) | X-ray (X-ray) | 826.7 pm |
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DSS (DSS2B) | Optical (B-band) | 443.0 nm |
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DSS (DSS2R) | Optical (R-band) | 660.0 nm |
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DSS (DSS2IR) | Optical (IR-band) | 798.0 nm |
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Spitzer (IRAC) | Infrared (Near-IR) | 3.6 µm |
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Spitzer (IRAC) | Infrared (Mid-IR) | 5.8 µm |
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Spitzer (IRAC) | Infrared (Mid-IR) | 8.0 µm |
- ID
- 554d
- Subject Category
- B.4.1.2
- Subject Name
- IC1396A, Chandra Archive Collection
- Credits
- NASA/CXC/SAO
- Release Date
- 2013-10-28
- Lightyears
- 2,800
- Redshift
- 2,800
- Reference Url
- http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/archives/
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Good
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- Chandra, DSS, DSS, DSS, Spitzer, Spitzer, Spitzer
- Instrument
- ACIS, DSS2B, DSS2R, DSS2IR, IRAC, IRAC, IRAC
- Color Assignment
- Purple, Blue, Green, Red, Blue, Green, Red
- Band
- X-ray, Optical, Optical, Optical, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
- Bandpass
- X-ray, B-band, R-band, IR-band, Near-IR, Mid-IR, Mid-IR
- Central Wavelength
- 0.8267, 443, 660, 798, 3600, 5800, 8000
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- J2000
- Reference Value
- 324.2032506, 57.5173605
- Reference Dimension
- 3600.0, 3600.0
- Reference Pixel
- 1801.0, 1801.0
- Scale
- 7.92445e-05, 7.9244453e-05
- Rotation
- -43.37
- 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
- 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
- archives_ic1396a.tif
- Resource URL
- http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2013/archives/archives_ic1396a.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2013-10-29T13:28:45-04:00
- Metadata Version
- 1.2
Detailed color mapping information coming soon...
