Cassiopeia A - The colourful aftermath of a violent stellar death
A new image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope provides a detailed look at the tattered remains of a supernova explosion known as Cassiopeia A (Cas A). It is the youngest known remnant from a supernova explosion in the Milky Way. The new Hubble image shows the complex and intricate structure of the star's shattered fragments.
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About the Image
NASA caption
| Id: | heic0609a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 29 August 2006, 15:00 |
| Related releases: | heic0609 |
| Size: | 10252 x 7379 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Cassiopeia A, SN 1680 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Nebula : Type : Supernova Remnant • Nebulae Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 11000 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical R |
625 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Infrared I |
775 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
| Infrared Z |
850 nm | Hubble Space Telescope ACS |
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