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Chandra Image Collection

Best of Chandra Images: 2005 - 2006 View the remains of massive star explosions, venture toward a supermassive black hole, cruise around dying stars, and more.  View this animation

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Best of Chandra Images: 2005 - 2006 Quicktime High Res ( bytes) Low Res (11 MB) MPEG High Res (13.5 MB) Low Res (10.5 MB) View the remains of massive star explosions, venture toward a supermassive black hole, cruise around dying stars, and more. [Runtime: 01:09] (NASA/CXC/A.Hobart)

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Best of Chandra Images: Black Holes, Jets & Quasars Quicktime High Res (44.9 MB) Low Res (8.1 MB) MPEG High Res (13.8 MB) Low Res (9.2 MB) Black holes are so dense and compact that nothing -- not even light -- can escape. Just outside their grasp, though, black holes can alight galaxies by expelling infalling gas and stars (known as quasars), or generate powerful high-energy jets flowng from spiraling disks that surround them. This video presents some of the best Chandra observations of black holes, jets & quasars. [Runtime: 1:11] (NASA/CXC/SAO)

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Best of Chandra Images: Galaxies Quicktime High Res (30.8 MB) Low Res (6.1 MB) MPEG High Res (14.2 MB) Low Res (9 MB) Chandra's X-ray, or high-energy, view of galaxies reveals where the action is in these majestic celestial systems. Supermassive black holes in the central regions power explosive activity that can extend far out into the galaxy. Collisions between galaxies trigger bursts of star formation and multiple supernova explosions that produce vast, billowing clouds of hot gas. Normal stars being devoured by black holes or neutron stars are strung like fiery pearls along the spiral arms of galaxies. Swarms of black holes and neutron stars in otherwise sedate elliptical galaxies show that in the past these galaxies had a tempestuous youth. This video presents some of the best Chandra observations of galaxies. [Runtime: 1:13] (NASA/CXC/A.Hobart)

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Best of Chandra Images: Groups & Clusters of Galaxies Quicktime High Res (73 MB) Low Res (12.4 MB) MPEG High Res (11.1 MB) Low Res (8.3 MB) Among the most energetic events in the universe is the merger of groups of galaxies to form giant clusters containing thousands of galaxies. Vast, hot, X-ray emitting gas clouds in the clusters show this process in action. This video presents some of the best Chandra observations of groups and clusters of galaxies. [Runtime: 0:57] (NASA/CXC/A.Hobart)

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Best of Chandra Images: Stars & Star Clusters Quicktime High Res (73.2 MB) Low Res (13.7 MB) MPEG High Res (10.4 MB) Low Res (7.9 MB) Chandra's X-ray observations are useful for understanding how the flaring activity of stars can change as stars evolve, and how the evolution of stars is changed if they are in a close binary system. This video presents some of the best Chandra observations of stars and star clusters. [Runtime: 0:53] (NASA/CXC/A.Hobart) Related Chandra Images: Photo Album: Perseus Cluster

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Best of Chandra Images: Supernovas & Pulsars Quicktime High Res (38.8 MB) Low Res (7.1 MB) MPEG High Res (12.6 MB) Low Res (9.2 MB) *Broadcast Quality Chandra has provided spectacular examples of the remnants of one of the most dramatic events in the cosmos: supernovas that signal the end of massive stars. This video presents some of the best Chandra observations of supernovas. [Runtime: 1:05] (Animation: NASA/CXC/A.Hobart)

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Chandra Two Years (1999 - 2001) Shockwave Movie (2.7 MB) Quicktime Animation (9.7 MB) A collection of images taken by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory within its second year of operation. Some of the images featured include: NGC 4631, Vela Pulsar (Wide-Field View), NGC 7027, Arches Cluster, 47 Tuc, XTE J1118+480 and others. [Runtime: 01:23] (CXC) View "2nd Anniversary" article

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