Kepler's Supernova Remnant: Views from Chandra, Hubble, and Spitzer
These images represent views of Kepler's supernova remnant taken in X-rays, visible light, and infrared radiation.
Each top panel shows the entire remnant. Each colour in this image represents a different region of the electromagnetic spectrum, from X-rays to infrared light. The X-ray and infrared data cannot be seen with the human eye. Astronomers have color-coded those data so they can be seen in these images.
Credit:About the Image
About the Object
Name: | Kepler's SN |
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Type: | Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant |
Distance: | 13000 light years |
Category: | Nebulae |
Colours & filters
Band | Telescope |
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X-ray |
Chandra
ACIS |
Infrared | Spitzer Space Telescope IRAC |
Optical | Hubble Space Telescope |