ROSAT X-ray & CTIO Optical Images of Puppis A
May 14, 2008
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ROSAT X-ray & CTIO Optical Images of Puppis A |
| Description |
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A wide-field view of the supernova remnant Puppis A (X-rays from ROSAT, optical data from CTIO) puts the motion of the neutron star RX J0822-4300 into context. The explosion that created the supernova may have been lop-sided, kicking the neutron star in one direction and much of the debris in the other. |
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May 14, 2008 |
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ROSAT: NASA/GSFC/S.Snowden et al.; Optical: NOAO/AURA/NSF/Middlebury College/F.Winkler et al. |
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Chandra X Ray |
