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Imágenes combinadas de rayos X y ópticas de la Nebulosa del Cangrejo

A composite image of the Crab Nebula showing the X-ray (blue), and optical (red) images superimposed. The size of the X-ray image is smaller because the higher energy X-ray emitting electrons radiate away their energy more quickly than the lower energy optically emitting electron...

Fecha
Jan 1, 2002
Misión
Hubble Space Telescope
ID de archivo
hubblesite-images-2002-24-1248-image
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A composite image of the Crab Nebula showing the X-ray (blue), and optical (red) images superimposed. The size of the X-ray image is smaller because the higher energy X-ray emitting electrons radiate away their energy more quickly than the lower energy optically emitting electrons as they move.

Credits

Credits for X-ray Image: NASA/CXC/ASU/J. Hester et al.;
Credits for Optical Image: NASA/HST/ASU/J. Hester et al.

Detalles de la imagen

About The Object
Object NameCrab Nebula, M1, NGC 1952
Object DescriptionSupernova Remnant
R.A. Position05h 34m 31.96s
Dec. Position22° 0' 52.09"
ConstellationTaurus
DistanceAbout 6,000 light-years (1,850 parsecs)
DimensionsThe image is 2.24 arcminutes across
About The Data
Data DescriptionPrincipal Astronomers: J. Hester and P. Scowen (ASU), C. Michel (Rice U.), J. Graham (UC Berkeley), J. Gallagher (U. of Wisconsin-Madison), A. Watson (UNAM - Morelia), R. Sankrit (JHU) J. Hester (ASU), K. Mori (Penn State U. and Osaka U.), D. Burrows (Penn State Univ.), J. Gallagher (U. of Wisconsin-Madison), J. Graham (UC Berkeley), M. Halverson (U. of Wisconsin-Madison), A. Kader (ASU), F. C. Michel (Rice Univ.) and, P. Scowen (ASU)
InstrumentHST>WFPC2 and CXO>ACIS
Exposure DatesApril 6, 2001, Exposure Time: 40 minutes (WFPC2), and April 6, 2001, Exposure Time: 6.5 hours (ACIS)
FiltersWFPC2 F547M and ACIS-S
About The Image
Color InfoBlue (X-ray): ACIS-S Red (Optical): WFPC2 F547M

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