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The Eagle Nebula (M16): Peering Into the Pillars of Creation (A nearby star-forming region about 7,000 light years from Earth.)
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- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:31:48
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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Coronet Cluster: A Neighbor of Star Formation (A region of star formation about 420 light years from Earth.)
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- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:29:20
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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NGC 6543: The Cat's Eye Nebula Redux (Also known as the Cat's Eye, this planetary nebula is located about 3,000 light years from Earth.)
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- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:29:01
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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Cassiopeia A: Cassiopeia A in Many Colors
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- 65,920 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:28:57
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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Earth Aurora (Auroral X-ray emission observed from Earth's north polar region.)
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- Date taken: 2008-10-08 18:33:13
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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A Young Pulsar Shows its Hand
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- Date uploaded: 2009-04-08
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The remnant of a supernova located 6000 light years from Earth in the constellation Taurus.
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- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:29:24
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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Kepler's Supernova Remnant: A Star's Death Comes to Life
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- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:31:29
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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G292.0+1.8: Stellar Forensics with Striking Image from Chandra
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- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:30:06
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X-ray Mosaic of Galactic Center: Chandra Takes In the Bright Lights, Big City of the Milky Way
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- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:30:24
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Andromeda Galaxy (M31): The Heat Is On in Andromeda's Center
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- 40,788 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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Eta Carinae: New View of Doomed Star (A star between 100 and 150 more massive than the Sun, about 7,500 light years from Earth.)
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- 40,013 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:29:46
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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Cartwheel Galaxy: Astronomers Do Flips Over Cartwheel Galaxy
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- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:28:47
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Abell 1689: A Galaxy Cluster Makes Its Mark (A galaxy cluster at a distance of about 2.3 billion light years from Earth.)
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- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:28:19
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A supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy about 160,000 light years from Earth.
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- Date uploaded: 2008-10-17
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Centaurus A: Jet Power and Black Hole Assortment Revealed in New Chandra Image
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- 35,699 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:29:14
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The fifth planet from the Sun, as seen at a distance of about 400 million miles.
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- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:31:23
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The remains of a massive star that exploded, perhaps being witnessed by Chinese astronomers in 386 A.D.
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- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:29:56
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Arches, Quintuplet, and GC Star Clusters: Rough and Crowded Neighborhood at Galactic Center
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- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:30:18
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Cassiopeia A: Chandra Discovers Relativistic Pinball Machine
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- 3 comments
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- 33,212 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:28:52
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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A cluster of galaxies about a billion light years from Earth, located in the constellation Aquarius.
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- 32,813 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:28:34
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The remains of a supernova first seen in 1604.
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- 10 comments
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- 32,599 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:31:34
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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The Antennae: A pair of colliding galaxies about 60 million light years from Earth.
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- Date taken: 2008-10-08 18:32:50
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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E0102-72.3: Supernova Portrait Gallery
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- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:29:37
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M17: "X-ray Champagne Flow" Uncorked in Horseshoe Nebula (A young star cluster 5,000 light years from Earth in the constellation Sagittarius.)
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- 7 comments
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- 28,871 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:31:55
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A cluster of galaxies one billion light years from Earth in the constellation Serpens.
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- 27,796 views
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-17
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SNR G54.1+0.3 (A supernova remnant about 16,000 light years from Earth.)
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- 27,678 views
- Date taken: 2008-10-08 18:33:18
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Abell 2125: Chandra Catches Early Phase of Cosmic Assembly (A massive galaxy cluster about 3 billion light years from Earth.)
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- 24 favorites
- 27,569 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:28:31
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Kes 75: One Weird Star Starts Acting Like Another Kes 75
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- 25,386 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:31:42
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A cluster of galaxies in the constellation Hydra.
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- 24,952 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:31:17
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B1509-58: Chandra Examines A Quadrillion-volt Pulsar (A neutron star located about 19,000 light years away in the constellation Circinus.)
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- 23,974 views
- Date taken: 2008-10-08 18:32:56
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GOODS Chandra Deep Field-North: The Secret Lives Of Galaxies Unveiled In Deep Survey
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- 2 comments
- 24 favorites
- 22,462 views
- Date taken: 2008-10-08 18:33:02
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DEM L316: Supernova Remnants Deconstructed (Two supernova remnants in the Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy.)
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- 21,944 views
- Date taken: 2008-10-08 18:33:07
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A cluster of galaxies about 170 million light years from Earth, located in the constellation Centaurus.
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- 9 favorites
- 21,365 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:29:10
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- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, centaurusclusterofgalaxies, universo, galaxies, stars, nebulosa, infinito, espacio, time, tiempo, chandratelescope, chandra, constellations, space, falsecolor, galaxy, outerspav, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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A cluster of galaxies about 2 billion light years from Earth in the constellation Serpens.
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- 5 favorites
- 19,097 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:28:28
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47 Tucanae: A globular cluster located about 15,000 light years from Earth in the constellation of Tucana.
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- 18,222 views
- Date taken: 2008-10-08 18:32:45
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A large galaxy in the center of a cluster of galaxies located in the constellation Bostes.
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- 6 favorites
- 17,163 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 00:00:00
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A supernova remnant about 20,000 light years from Earth
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- 1 comment
- 5 favorites
- 15,560 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:30:01
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3C58: A supernova remnant 10,000 light years from Earth.
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- Date taken: 2008-10-08 18:32:40
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