25 Images to Celebrate NASA's Chandra 25th Anniversary

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chandra_838i July 22nd, 2024

Credit: X-ray: (Chandra) NASA/CXC/SAO; (XMM) ESA; H-alpha: NoirLab/NSF/KPNO; Optical: SDSS; CalTech/Palomar; Image processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/J. Major and K. Arcand

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
Virgo Cluster

Distance Details Distance

Universescale2
55,000,000 light years
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Position Details Position Details

Position (ICRS)
RA = 12h 26m 12.0s
DEC = 12° 56’ 60.0”
Orientation
North is 0.8° CCW
Field of View
6.4 x 6.4 degrees
Constellation
Virgo

Color Mapping Details Color Mapping

  Telescope Spectral Band Wavelength
Purple Chandra (ACIS) X-ray (I) -
Pseudocolor Hubble Optical (B) -
Pseudocolor Webb Infrared -
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ID
838i
Subject Category
Subject Name
Virgo Cluster
Credits
X-ray: (Chandra) NASA/CXC/SAO; (XMM) ESA; H-alpha: NoirLab/NSF/KPNO; Optical: SDSS; CalTech/Palomar; Image processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/J. Major and K. Arcand
Release Date
2024-07-22
Lightyears
55,000,000
Redshift
55,000,000
Reference Url
http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2024/25th/
Type
Observation
Image Quality
Good
Distance Notes
Distance in light years to Virgo cluster.
Facility
Chandra, Hubble, JWST
Instrument
ACIS, -, -
Color Assignment
Purple, Pseudocolor, Pseudocolor
Band
X-ray, Optical, Infrared
Bandpass
I, B
Central Wavelength
Start Time
2002-12-12-1337, -, -
Integration Time
383780, -, -
Dataset ID
2956, 3147, 18622, 18623, 18733, 18734, 18735, 18736, 18737, 18738
Notes
Coordinate Frame
ICRS
Equinox
J2000
Reference Value
186.55, 12.95
Reference Dimension
15205.0, 15139.0
Reference Pixel
7602.5, 7569.5
Scale
-0.000419802529204, 0.000419802529204
Rotation
0.81999999999999984
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_m86.tif
Metadata Date
2024-07-21T13:09:42-04:00
Metadata Version
1.2
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55,000,000 light years

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