Cygnus X-1 (ground-based image)
Wide-field, ground-based image showing the visible light component of Cygnus X-1 (centre), a rich source of X-rays in the constellation of Cygnus, the Swan.
Credit:NASA, ESA, and the Digitized Sky Survey 2. Acknowledgment: Davide De Martin (ESA/Hubble)
About the Image
| Id: | dsscygx |
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| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 1 January 2002 |
| Size: | 2337 x 2354 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Cygnus X-1 |
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| Type: | Local Universe : Star : Type : Variable : X-Ray Binary (Star) |
| Category: | Miscellaneous Stars |
