PIA11748: Supernova Remnant in 3-D Target Name: Cassiopeia A
Mission: Chandra X-ray Observatory Spitzer Space Telescope
Instrument: Chandra X-ray Telescope Product Size: 719 x 479
pixels (width x height) Produced By: Chandra X-ray Observatory
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the first time, a multiwavelength three-dimensional
reconstruction of a supernova remnant has been created. This
stunning visualization of Cassiopeia A, or Cas A, the result of
an explosion approximately 330 years ago, uses data from several
telescopes: X-ray data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory,
infrared data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope and optical
data from the National Optical Astronomy Observatory 4-meter
telescope at Kitt Peak, Ariz., and the Michigan-Dartmouth-MIT
2.4-meter telescope, also at Kitt Peak. In this vi