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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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  • 3 comments
  • 82 favorites
  • 69,322 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:29:20
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, coronetcluster, chandratelescope, coronaaustralis, compositeimage, starformationregion, chandra, youngstars, starformation, star, space, stars, photoofstars, galaxy, yellow, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory, a2fp
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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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  • 10 comments
  • 183 favorites
  • 66,330 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:29:01
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, ngc6543, catseyenebula, chandratelescope, planetarynebula, compositeimage, chandra, eye, catseye, space, hubble, art, psychadelic, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• Cassiopeia A: Cassiopeia A in Many Colors

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  • 18 comments
  • 229 favorites
  • 65,920 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:28:57
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, cassiopeiaa, chandratelescope, supernovaremnant, compositeimage, foto, spaziali, spazio, universo, chandra, astronomy, falsecolor, spitzer, space, outerspace, satellitephotos, stars, color, pattern, galaxy, casasupernova, chandracolorfulcomposite, casa, supernova, nebula, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• Earth Aurora (Auroral X-ray emission observed from Earth's north polar region.)

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  • 3 comments
  • 27 favorites
  • 59,344 views
  • Date taken: 2008-10-08 18:33:13
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, earthaurora, compositeimage, chandratelescope, chandra, northamerica, satellitephoto, geography, geographile, xrayemission, latitude, longitude, chandraxray, aurora, solarstorm, computersimulated, earth, satellitedata, northameri, globe, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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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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  • 9 comments
  • 33 favorites
  • 40,013 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:29:46
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, etacarinae, compositeimage, chandratelescope, chandra, xraytelescope, galexy, space, orange, blue, orb, dots, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• Cartwheel Galaxy: Astronomers Do Flips Over Cartwheel Galaxy

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  • 1 comment
  • 49 favorites
  • 39,418 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:28:47
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, cartwheelgalaxy, chandratelescope, compositeimage, chandra, multiwavelength, composite, outerspace, astrophotography, falsecolor, galactic, spacephotography, carywheelgalaxy, infared, visable, ultraviolet, xray, purple, green, blue, yellow, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory, a2fp
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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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  • 63 favorites
  • 39,098 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:28:19
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, abell1689, galaxycluster, chandratelescope, compositeimage, chandra, merginggalaxies, galaxies, universe, stars, cosmos, star, outerspace, bright, hubel, hubbb, abell1689chandraclustergalaxieshubblecomposite, hubbletelescope, space, solarsyste, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory, a2fp, univers
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• The fifth planet from the Sun, as seen at a distance of about 400 million miles.

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  • 10 comments
  • 56 favorites
  • 35,653 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:31:23
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, jupiter, chandratelescope, compositeimage, chandra, magneticpoles, space, astrophotography, falsecolor, planet, clouds, gasgiant, striped, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• The remains of a supernova first seen in 1604.

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  • 10 comments
  • 44 favorites
  • 32,599 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:31:34
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, keplerssupernovaremnant, chandratelescope, compositeimage, universo, chandra, gordianknot, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• A supernova remnant about 20,000 light years from Earth

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  • 5 favorites
  • 15,560 views
  • Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:30:01
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, g21509, compositeimage, supernovaremnant, chandratelescope, chandra, 000lightyears, space, stars, telescopeimage, nebula, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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