Detail View: NASA Chandra Space Telescope Collection:
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Name:
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Cassiopeia A: Chandra Discovers Relativistic Pinball Machine
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Release Date:
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November 15, 2006
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Credit:
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NASA/CXC/MIT/UMass Amherst/M.D.Stage et al.
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Category:
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Supernovas & Supernova Remnants
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Scale:
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Image is 7.3 x 6.4 arcmin
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Coordinates (J2000):
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RA 23h 23m 26.70s | Dec +58ยบ 49' 03.00
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Constellation:
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Cassiopeia
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Observation Date:
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Nine observations in 2004: Feb 8, Apr 14, 18, 20, 22, 25 28, May 01, 05
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Obs. ID:
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4634-4639
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Color Code:
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Energy (Red: 0.5-1.5 keV; Green: 1.5-2.5; Blue 4.0-6.0)
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Instrument:
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ACIS
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Also Known As:
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Cas A
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Distance Estimate:
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About 10,000 light years
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Reference:
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Cosmic-ray diffusion near the Bohm limit in the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant, Stage, M.D., et al, Nature Physics, Volume 2, Issue 9, p. 614 (2006)
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facet_what:
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Cassiopeia
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facet_where:
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Washington, D.C.
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facet_when:
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2004
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facet_when_year:
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2004
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UID:
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SPD-CHAND-photo/2006/casa/casa.tif
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original url:
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http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2006/casa/index.html
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