Chandra X-ray Image of SN 1006
This 2008 image shows X-ray data of the full shell of the supernova remnant from SN 1006. The entire object has an angular size of roughly 30 arcminutes (0.5 degree, or about the size of the full moon), and a physical size of 60 light years based on its distance of nearly 7,000 light years from Earth. The X-ray data were acquired from the Chandra X-ray Observatory’s AXAF CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS) at 0.5-3keV, and were provided by J. Hughes (Rutgers University) et al.
Image credit: NASA/CXC/Rutgers/G.Cassam-Chenai, J.Hughes et al.
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Chandra X-ray Image of SN 1006
This 2008 image shows X-ray data of the full shell of the supernova remnant from SN 1006. The entire object has an angular size of roughly 30 arcminutes (0.5 degree, or about the size of the full moon), and a physical size of 60 light years based on its distance of nearly 7,000 light years from Earth. The X-ray data were acquired from the Chandra X-ray Observatory’s AXAF CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS) at 0.5-3keV, and were provided by J. Hughes (Rutgers University) et al.
Image credit: NASA/CXC/Rutgers/G.Cassam-Chenai, J.Hughes et al.
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Read more about the Chandra X-ray Observatory