Chandra Data Suggest Giant Collision Triggered "Radio Phoenix"
chandra_607 August 26th, 2015
Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ of Hamburg/F. de Gasperin et al; Optical: SDSS; Radio: NRAO/VLA
Astronomers have found evidence for a "radio phoenix" in the collision of two galaxy clusters, where vast clouds of high-energy particles have been regenerated. This composite image of Abell 1033 combines X-ray data from Chandra (pink) along with radio data (green) and optical data that reveals the density of the galaxies (blue). By tracing the history of mergers like the one found in Abell 1033, astronomers can better understand how galaxy clusters - the largest structures in the Universe held together by gravity - evolve over time.
Provider: Chandra X-ray Observatory
Image Source: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2015/a1033/
Curator: Chandra X-ray Observatory, Cambridge, MA, USA
Image Use Policy: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/image_use.html
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- ID
- 607
- Subject Category
- D.5.5.3
- Subject Name
- Abell 1033
- Credits
- X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ of Hamburg/F. de Gasperin et al; Optical: SDSS; Radio: NRAO/VLA
- Release Date
- 2015-08-26
- Lightyears
- 1,620,000,000
- Redshift
- 0.1259
- Reference Url
- http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2015/a1033/
- Type
- Observation
- Image Quality
- Good
- Distance Notes
- Facility
- Chandra, SDSS, SDSS, SDSS, VLA
- Instrument
- ACIS, -, -, -, -
- Color Assignment
- Magenta, Blue, Green, Red, Green
- Band
- X-ray, Optical, Optical, Optical, Radio
- Bandpass
- X-ray, u-band, r-band, i-band, L-band
- Central Wavelength
- 0.8267, 355.1, 616.5, 748.1, 2e8
- Start Time
- Integration Time
- Dataset ID
- Notes
- T
- Coordinate Frame
- ICRS
- Equinox
- J2000
- Reference Value
- 157.9320945, 35.0443949
- Reference Dimension
- 3600.0, 3600.0
- Reference Pixel
- 1801.0, 1801.0
- Scale
- 7.70791e-05, 7.7079145e-05
- Rotation
- -0.54
- 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
- a1033.tif
- Resource URL
- http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2015/a1033/a1033.tif
- Related Resources
- Metadata Date
- 2015-08-26T12:25:17-04:00
- Metadata Version
- 1.2
Detailed color mapping information coming soon...
