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Cassiopeia A: Chandra X-ray Jpeg Tiff (Credit: SAO Chandra X-ray Center and NASA)

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Cassiopeia A: Optical Jpeg Tiff (Credit: MDM Obs.)

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Cassiopeia A: X-ray vs. Optical Left: Chandra X-ray image of Cassiopeia A. Right: Optical image of Cassiopeia A Jpeg Tiff (Credit: X-ray, SAO Chandra X-ray Center and NASA; Optical, MDM Obs.)

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Cassiopeia A: Rosat X-ray Jpeg Tiff (Credit: Rosat HRI)

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Cassiopeia A X-ray: Chandra vs. Rosat Left: Chandra X-ray image of Cassiopeia A. Right: Rosat X-ray image of Cassiopeia A. Jpeg Tiff (Credit: SAO Chandra X-ray Center and NASA; Rosat HRI)

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Cassiopeia A: Chandra Spectrum Jpeg Tiff (Credit: SAO Chandra X-ray Center and NASA)

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PKS 0637-752: Chandra X-ray Jpeg Tiff (Credit: SAO Chandra X-ray Center and NASA)

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SUPERNOVA EXPLOSION High Res (7.4 MB) | Low Res (1.3 MB) When a massive star explodes, it creates a shell of hot gas that glows brightly in X-rays. These X-rays reveal the dynamics of the explosion. (Animation: CXC / D. Berry & A. Hobart) - View Still Photos

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CHANDRA DEPLOYMENT RealPlayer Movie 28k | 56k The Crew of the STS-93 mission aboard Space Shuttle Columbia deploy the Chandra X-ray Observatory at 7:47am EDT on July 23, 1999. Mission Specialist Cady Coleman & Commander Eileen Collins narrate. (Video: NASA)

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IUS, IPS BURNS TO ORBIT Quick Time Movie (288 k) At 9 hours and 41 minutes into the mission, the first of two solid rocket motors attached to Chandra's spacecraft module ignite. The rocket burns for two minutes before shutting off and separating from the spacecraft. Three minutes later the second rocket fires. These firings lift the Chandra X-ray Observatory into a highly elliptical orbit. [Runtime: 0:09] (Animation: NGST)

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SUNSHADE DOOR OPEN Quick Time Movie (396 k) This animation depicts the Chandra solar array and contamination cover deployments. The solar panels consist of two, 3-panel, silicon solar arrays (2,350 watts) that charge three nickel-hydrogen backup batteries. They were made by Fokker Space in the Netherlands. [Runtime: 0:11] (Animation: NGST)

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CHANDRA LIGHT PATH High Res (5.1 MB) | Low Res (2 MB) X-ray photons entering the telescope are reflected at grazing angles and focused onto an electronic detector to make an image of a cosmic source. (Animation: CXC / D. Berry & A. Hobart) - View Still Photos