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Tycho: Different Resolutions


Image from Low-Resolution Detector on the Einstein 
                        Observatory Image from High Resolution Imager on the 
                        Einstein Observatory


X-ray images of the Tycho supernova remnant, taken at different levels of resolution by the low-resolution Imaging Proportional Counter (16 arcsec pixels) and the High Resolution Imager (5 arcsec pixels). Chandra will produce images at the 1 arcsec level or better.

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