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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
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, coronetcluster, chandratelescope, coronaaustralis, compositeimage, starformationregion, chandra, youngstars, starformation, star, space, stars, photoofstars, galaxy, yellow, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory, a2fp
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Hot Gas in Galactic Center: Chandra Turns Up the Heat in the Milky Way Center (A 130 light year region of the center of the Milky Way: Located about 26,000 light years from Earth, the region contains a supermassive black hole, hot gas, and thousands of X-
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- 1 comment
- 45 favorites
- 59,289 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:35:08
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, hotgasingalacticcenter, chandra, stars, red, blue, xray, nasa, milkyway, astronomy, galaxy, space, solarsystem, star, universe, supernova, color, colorful, nebula, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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SN 1006: The Hot Remains of a 1000 Year-Old Supernova (A supernova remnant about 7,000 light years from Earth.)
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- 6 comments
- 36 favorites
- 53,540 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:35:19
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, sn1006, supernova, astralphotography, chandra, red, star, stellar, gas, whitedwarf, xray, nasa, observatory, blur, 1006supernova, stardeath, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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NASA's Chandra Delivers New Insight into Formation of Star Clusters
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- 17 favorites
- 46,443 views
- Date uploaded: 2015-06-22
- Tags: flamenebula, nasa, chandra, chandraxrayobservatory, star, starcluster, spitzer, xray, infrared, astronomy
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White Dwarf May Have Shredded Passing Planet
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- 27 favorites
- 45,116 views
- Date uploaded: 2015-06-22
- Tags: ngc6388, nasa, chandra, chandraxrayobservatory, hubble, xray, optical, whitedwarf, star, galaxycluster, astronomy
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The supermassive black hole at the center of our Galaxy.
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- 9 comments
- 72 favorites
- 44,008 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:34:55
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, sagittariusa, astralphotography, chandraxrayobservatory, sgra, blackhole, centerofourgalaxy, chandra, space, spiralgalaxy, supermassiveblackhole, chandraimage, galaxy, star, stars, sky, nebula, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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Kepler's Supernova Remnant: A Star's Death Comes to Life
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- 5 comments
- 45 favorites
- 43,528 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:31:29
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, keplerssupernovaremnant, chandratelescope, chandra, gordianknot, supernova, space, stars, keplersupernova, chandraxray, galaxy, ejecta, nasa, starformationsupernovalightspa, nebula, star, cluster, universe, constellation, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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Andromeda Galaxy (M31): The Heat Is On in Andromeda's Center
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- 7 comments
- 77 favorites
- 40,788 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 00:00:00
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, andromedagalaxym31, starburstgalaxy, chandratelescope, espacio, universo, estrellas, chandra, estrelas, stars, galaxiadeandromeda, dots, photosofspace, andromeda, universe, space, star, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory, a2fp, galaxia, univers, espai
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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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A supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a galaxy 160,000 light years from Earth.
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- 20 favorites
- 38,169 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:35:41
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, snr0540693, supernovaremains, supernova, astralphotography, chandraxrayobservatory, chandra, largemagellaniccloud, shockwave, xrays, xrayimageofmagllaniccloudofgalaxy, spaceuniversegalaxy, star, space, explosion, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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NGC 3576: Massive Stars Revealed by Chandra
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- 5 comments
- 46 favorites
- 38,023 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:33:42
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, ngc3576, chandra, xea, gascloud, stars, nebula, nasa, xraytelescope, galaxy, space, gas, telescope, star, sky, explosion, bursts, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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Centaurus A: Jet Power and Black Hole Assortment Revealed in New Chandra Image
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- 3 comments
- 35 favorites
- 35,699 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:29:14
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, centaurusa, cena, blackhole, chandratelescope, longexposure, chandra, longexposures, space, astronomy, celestial, cloud, colors, matter, stars, nebula, galaxy, star, constellation, red, colorful, dustinsky, sky, whitelin, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory, a2fp
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An active star-forming region 160,000 light years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud in the constellation Dorado.
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- 8 favorites
- 29,743 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:27:36
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, thetarantulanebula30doradus, largemagellaniccloud, milkyway, dorado, starformingregion, galaxycluster, chandra, nebula, sky, lmc, star, purple, orange, gasclouds, starformations, blue, red, space, black, outerspace, galaxy, documenting, yellow, colorful, abstract, stars, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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SN 1996cr in Circinus: Powerful Nearby Supernova Caught by Web (A supernova in Circinus galaxy about 12 million light years away.)
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- 10 comments
- 42 favorites
- 28,478 views
- Date taken: 2009-01-02 11:24:13
- Date uploaded: 2009-01-26
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, sn1996cr, circinusgalaxyx2, galaxy, supernova, chandra, xray, smithsoniansupernovaexample, stars, supernovastarsuperexplosionof, new, life, gods, art, space, pretty, beautiful, outerspace, themilkyway, bright, star, galat, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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A cluster of galaxies one billion light years from Earth in the constellation Serpens.
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- 3 comments
- 11 favorites
- 27,796 views
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-17
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, abell2029, galaxycluster, serpens, chandratelescope, chandra, purple, galaxies, hotgas, red, stars, space, black, redandblack, star, cloudy, moon, sun, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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A rapidly rotating neutron star in the Vela supernova remnant.
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- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:36:09
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, velapulsar, chandra, star, neutronstar, supernova, space, red, black, universe, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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A supernova remnant created from the death of a massive star about 2,000 years ago.
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- 9 favorites
- 26,560 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:34:40
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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Kes 75: One Weird Star Starts Acting Like Another Kes 75
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- 2 comments
- 14 favorites
- 25,386 views
- Date taken: 2008-09-30 10:31:42
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
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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
- Date uploaded: 2008-10-14
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, abell2104, redgalaxies, blackhole, chandratelescope, serpens, chandra, galaxia, telescopio, hoyonegro, star, stars, starburst, glow, universe, nebula, space, blue, a2104, redgalaxy, blackholes, interstellargas, smithsonianastrophysicalobservatory
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- 13,708 views
- Date taken: 2005-06-16 10:33:42
- Date uploaded: 2008-06-13
- Tags: smithsonianinstitution, medal, earlyphotographofamedal, ribbon, pin, wavepattern, star, display, art, brouch, belt, jewelsscarfbrooch, banner, sash, decorations, metal, medallion, smithsonianinstitutionarchives
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