25 Images to Celebrate NASA's Chandra 25th Anniversary

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chandra_838c July 22nd, 2024

Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: ESO; Image processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/J. Major

These images were released to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Chandra. They represent the wide range of objects that the telescope has observed over its quarter century of observations. X-rays are an especially penetrating type of light that reveals extremely hot objects and very energetic physical processes. The images range from supernova remnants, like Cassiopeia A, to star-formation regions like the Orion Nebula, to the region at the center of the Milky Way. This montage also contains objects beyond our own Galaxy including other galaxies and galaxy clusters.

Provider: Chandra X-ray Observatory

Image Source: http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2024/25th/

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 Image Details

Image Type
Observation
Object Name
NGC 4438 and NGC 4435

Distance Details Distance

Universescale2
50,000,000 light years

Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 12h 27m 45.6s
DEC = 13° 0’ 31.0”
Constellation
Virgo

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Purple Chandra X-ray -
Pseudocolor VLT Optical -
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ID
838c
Subject Category
Subject Name
NGC 4438 and NGC 4435
Credits
X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: ESO; Image processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/J. Major
Release Date
2024-07-22
Lightyears
50,000,000
Redshift
50,000,000
Reference Url
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2024/25th/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Facility
Chandra, VLT
Instrument
Color Assignment
Purple, Pseudocolor
Band
X-ray, Optical
Bandpass
Central Wavelength
Start Time
2002-01-01-0000, -
Integration Time
129600, -
Dataset ID
2283, 5684, 8042, 21376, 23037, 23189, 23200
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
186.94, 13.008611111111112
Reference Dimension
Reference Pixel
Scale
Rotation
Coordinate System Projection:
TAN
Quality
Position
FITS Header
Notes
Creator (Curator)
Chandra X-ray Observatory
URL
http://chandra.harvard.edu
Name
Email
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 Center
Publisher ID
chandra
Resource ID
25th_eyes.tif
Metadata Date
2024-07-21T12:21:36-04:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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Universescalefull
50,000,000 light years

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