Cassiopeia A - Hubble+Chandra data, Fredrik Ödling

Cassiopeia A - Hubble+Chandra data

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Data from Hubble(1) and Chandra(2) processed by myself.

It was a challenge to combine them due to the difference in resolution between the two space telescopes, which is clearly visible in some parts of the image.

I paired up three different wavelengths from the two telescopes;

Hubble filter: Chandra filter: Assigned color:

850nm:4.0-6.0keV:Red

625nm:1.5-3.0keV:Green

475nm:0.5-1.5keV:Blue

At the center of the image there's a small white point of light, this point is invisible in optical light and is most likely the remains of the star that created this supernova remnant.

(1): http://hla.stsci.edu/hlaview.html

(2): http://chandra.si.edu/photo/openFITS/

Based on observations made with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, and obtained from the Hubble Legacy Archive, which is a collaboration between the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI/NASA), the Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility (ST-ECF/ESA) and the Canadian Astronomy Data Centre (CADC/NRC/CSA).

Support for Program number 10286 was provided by NASA through a grant from the Space Telescope Science Institute, which is operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Incorporated, under NASA contract NAS5-26555.

Also for the Chandra data:

Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO/D.Patnaude et al

Obs. IDs: 114, 1952, 5196, 9117, 9773

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Cassiopeia A - Hubble+Chandra data, Fredrik Ödling

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Hubble Legacy Archive