Cassiopeia A.....

Minor Threat · 04-20-06, 09:11 AM

Death Becomes Her

This stunning false-color picture shows off the many sides of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A, which is made up of images taken by three of NASA's Great Observatories, using three different wavebands of light. Infrared data from the Spitzer Space Telescope are colored red; visible data from the Hubble Space Telescope are yellow; and X-ray data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory are green and blue.

Located 10,000 light-years away in the northern constellation Cassiopeia, Cassiopeia A is the remnant of a once massive star that died in a violent supernova explosion 325 years ago. It consists of a dead star, called a neutron star, and a surrounding shell of material that was blasted off as the star died. The neutron star can be seen in the Chandra data as a sharp turquoise dot in the center of the shimmering shell.

+ Read More: http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/...er-060905.html

AGuyNamedMike · 04-20-06, 09:16 AM

But seriously, cool pic!

Minor Threat · 04-20-06, 09:17 AM

niiiiiice.........

Numanoid · 04-20-06, 09:31 AM

Thanks Foole...hey, wait a minute.

Minor Threat · 04-20-06, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Numanoid

Thanks Foole...hey, wait a minute.

Yeah, what happened to Foole? I miss his space pictures, this is kind of a tribute thread in retrospect.....

Kittydreamer · 04-20-06, 09:43 AM

Very pretty

j123vt_99 · 04-20-06, 10:15 AM

but's it false color

Holy Jackson · 04-20-06, 12:09 PM

Kaboom!

Minor Threat · 04-20-06, 12:13 PM

criptik28 · 04-20-06, 07:48 PM

04-20-06, 09:11 AM	#1
Minor Threat DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: - Flex your head - Posts: 13,580	Cassiopeia A..... Death Becomes Her This stunning false-color picture shows off the many sides of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A, which is made up of images taken by three of NASA's Great Observatories, using three different wavebands of light. Infrared data from the Spitzer Space Telescope are colored red; visible data from the Hubble Space Telescope are yellow; and X-ray data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory are green and blue. Located 10,000 light-years away in the northern constellation Cassiopeia, Cassiopeia A is the remnant of a once massive star that died in a violent supernova explosion 325 years ago. It consists of a dead star, called a neutron star, and a surrounding shell of material that was blasted off as the star died. The neutron star can be seen in the Chandra data as a sharp turquoise dot in the center of the shimmering shell. + Read More: http://www.nasa.gov/vision/universe/...er-060905.html __________________ "I think they go by username, so you're probably not a very high priority at the moment." - dork "Kansas chokes every year. I don't see why this year will be any different. Go Davidson." - Michael Corvin - Kansas University 2008 National Champions!!!!!

04-20-06, 09:16 AM	#2
AGuyNamedMike DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska! Posts: 13,609	But seriously, cool pic! __________________ Groucho - What if, like, we were all living in a mouse neuron man, and what if some mouse neuron in our universe had a universe it. Whoa. Dr Mabuse - You mock, but Sutherland got some fine young stuff off that kind of thing so don't sell it short.

04-20-06, 09:17 AM	#3
Minor Threat DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: - Flex your head - Posts: 13,580	niiiiiice......... __________________ "I think they go by username, so you're probably not a very high priority at the moment." - dork "Kansas chokes every year. I don't see why this year will be any different. Go Davidson." - Michael Corvin - Kansas University 2008 National Champions!!!!!

04-20-06, 09:31 AM	#4
Numanoid DVD Talk Hero Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Down in 'The Park' Posts: 26,987	Thanks Foole...hey, wait a minute. __________________ Regarding Numanoid: "...don't pay attention to that guy, he has 26455 posts and about seven of them have been useful." - Szczesny

04-20-06, 10:15 AM	#7
j123vt_99 DVD Talk Hall of Fame Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 8,757	but's it false color __________________ j123vt_99 that was so one page ago - General Zod sometimes all it takes is a slammin' hottie to make you dig down deep and discover who you really are - Scrubs

04-20-06, 12:09 PM	#8
Holy Jackson Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 268	Kaboom! __________________ -- I am the original Big Jim Slade

04-20-06, 12:13 PM	#9
Minor Threat DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: - Flex your head - Posts: 13,580	__________________ "I think they go by username, so you're probably not a very high priority at the moment." - dork "Kansas chokes every year. I don't see why this year will be any different. Go Davidson." - Michael Corvin - Kansas University 2008 National Champions!!!!!

04-20-06, 07:48 PM	#10
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