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More Images of G292.0+1.8
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G292.0+1.8 with arrow
This Chandra image of G292.0+1.8 contains an arrow
marking the location of the suspected pulsar at the
center of the supernova remnant.
(Credit:
NASA/CXC/Rutgers/J.Hughes et al.)
Scale: Image is 9 arcmin per
side.
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G292.0+1.8 with alternate color
scheme
This version of the Chandra image features a linear
scale of color selection.
(Credit: NASA/Rutgers/J.
Hughes et al.)
Scale: Image is 9 arcmin
per side.
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"Hard Band" X-ray Image of
G292.0+1.8
This image shows only the higher-energy X-rays that
clearly reveal the pulsar wind nebula surrounding the
compact central source within the supernova
remnant.
(Credit: NASA/Rutgers/J.Hughes
et al.)
Scale: Image is 9 arcmin per
side.
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Chandra Image of Pulsar Wind Nebula
in G292.0+1.8
The diffuse emission in this image of the pulsar wind
nebula in G292.0+1.8 has been adaptively smoothed. The
contours are plotted at various levels of X-rays
detected.
(Credit: NASA/Rutgers/J.Hughes
et al.)
Scale: Image is 3 arcmin per
side.
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Pulsar Wind Nebula in G292.0+1.8 and
Crab Nebula
This side-by-side view allows for easy comparison
between the pulsar wind nebula in G292.0+1.8 and the
Crab Nebula, both as observed by Chandra. These two
images are roughly on the same scale.
(Credit: G292.0+1.8:
NASA/Rutgers/J.Hughes et al., Crab:
NASA/CXC/SAO)
Scale: G292.0+1.8 is 3
arcmin per side. Crab Nebula is 2.5 arcmin per side.
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Chandra X-ray Image with Scale
Bar
Scale bar = 2 arcmin
Credit:
NASA/CXC/Rutgers/J.Hughes et al.
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