Chandra's Archives Come to Life
chandra_581a October 21st, 2014
Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/ESA-ESTEC/E.Winston et al, Near-IR: 2MASS/UMass/IPAC-Caltech/NASA/NSF, Infrared: NASA/JPL-Caltech
With the passing of Chandra's 15th anniversary, the Chandra Data Archive, which houses all of the mission's data, continues to grow each successive year. These images - that include a wide range of astronomical objects -- combine X-rays from Chandra's archive with data from other telescopes. This technique of creating "multi wavelength" images allows scientists and the public to see how X-rays fit with data of other types of light, such as optical, radio, and infrared.
Provider: Chandra X-ray Observatory
Image Source: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/archives/
Curator: Chandra X-ray Observatory, Cambridge, MA, USA
Image Use Policy: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/image_use.html
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Image Details
Distance
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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2MASS | Optical (J-band) | 1.24 nm |
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2MASS | Optical (H-band) | 1.66 nm |
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2MASS | Optical (K-band) | 2.16 nm |
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Spitzer (IRAC) | Infrared (Near-IR) | 3.6 nm |
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Spitzer (IRAC) | Infrared (Near-IR) | 4.5 nm |
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Spitzer (IRAC) | Infrared (Mid-IR) | 8.0 nm |
- ID
- 581a
- Subject Category
- B.4.1.2
- Subject Name
- RCW 38
- Credits
- X-ray: NASA/CXC/ESA-ESTEC/E.Winston et al, Near-IR: 2MASS/UMass/IPAC-Caltech/NASA/NSF, Infrared: NASA/JPL-Caltech
- Release Date
- 2014-10-21
- Lightyears
- 6,000
- Redshift
- 6,000
- Reference Url
- http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/archives/
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Good
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- Chandra, 2MASS, 2MASS, 2MASS, Spitzer, Spitzer, Spitzer
- Instrument
- ACIS, -, -, -, IRAC, IRAC, IRAC
- Color Assignment
- Blue, Blue, Green, Red, Orange, Orange, Orange
- Band
- X-ray, Optical, Optical, Optical, Infrared, Infrared, Infrared
- Bandpass
- X-ray, J-band, H-band, K-band, Near-IR, Near-IR, Mid-IR
- Central Wavelength
- 0.8267, 1.24, 1.66, 2.16, 3.6, 4.5, 8.0
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- Notes
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- J2000
- Reference Value
- 134.8095301, -47.5003611
- Reference Dimension
- 3600.0, 3600.0
- Reference Pixel
- 1801.0, 1801.0
- Scale
- 0.00012266, 0.00012266033
- Rotation
- -0.00
- Coordinate System Projection:
- Quality
- Full
- FITS Header
- Notes
- 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_rcw38.tif
- Resource URL
- http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2014/archives/archives_rcw38.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2024-04-18T18:45:13Z
- Metadata Version
- 1.2
Detailed color mapping information coming soon...
