Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
Structure in N63A
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for January 1, 2004 is “Structure in N63A,” an image. It is credited to Credit: X-ray: J. Warren ( Rutgers ) et al., CXC , NASA Optical: Y.Chu ( U. Illinois ), STScI , NASA Radio: J.Dickel (U. Illinois) et al., ATCA. The original explanation runs about 147 words.
From the explanation
“Shells and arcs abound in this false-color, multiwavelength view of supernova remnant N63A , the debris of a massive stellar explosion. The x-ray emission (blue), is from gas heated to 10 million degrees C as knots of fast moving material from the cosmic blast sweep up surrounding interstellar matter.”
— APOD editors, January 1, 2004
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- January 1, 2004
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: X-ray: J. Warren ( Rutgers ) et al., CXC , NASA Optical: Y.Chu ( U. Illinois ), STScI , NASA Radio: J.Dickel (U. Illinois) et al., ATCA
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 147 words