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• Westerlund 2: A Stellar Sight

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  • Date taken: 2008-10-08 00:00:00
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, westerlund2, wd2, chandra, space, nova, focusbokeh, stars, galaxy, astronomy, nebula, univers, colorful, cluster, stellar, westerlund2chandraxrayobservatory, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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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
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, g11203, supernova, chandra, nasa, supernovaremnant, chandratelescope, massivestar, 386ad, cloud, universe, space, stars, colorful, galaxy, nova, starcluster, cosmos, trippyspacephoto, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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• A Pinwheel in X-rays (A large spiral galaxy about 25 million light years away in the constellation Ursa Major.)

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  • Date taken: 2009-01-02 11:24:36
  • Date uploaded: 2009-01-26
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, m101, spiralgalaxy, galassiaspirale, galaxy, purple, blue, stars, constellation, color, space, outerspace, satellite, telescope, pattern, ursamajor, pinwheel, xray, photo, longestexposure, nebula, heavens, nova, purplestar, galactic, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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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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  • Date taken: 2008-10-08 18:32:56
  • Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
  • Tags: smithsonianinstitution, b150958, chandratelescope, neutronstar, circinus, pulsar, chandra, outerspace, milkyway, space, vibrantcolors, nova, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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