Cosmic Sparklers

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Color Mapping

Band	Wavelength	Telescope
X-ray	1.5 keV	Chandra ACIS
Optical	443 nm	DSS DSS2B
Optical	660 nm	DSS DSS2R
Optical	656 nm	NOAO
Infrared	4.5 µm	Spitzer IRAC

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Astrometrics

Position (J2000): RA = 3^h 29^m 2.0^s; Dec = 31° 20' 54.6"
Field of View: 18.0 x 18.0 arcminutes
Orientation: North is up
Constellation: Perseus

Recent News

07.02.15

This new composite image of stellar cluster NGC 1333 combines X-rays from NASAs Chandra X-ray Observatory (pink); infrared data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope (red); and optical data from the Digitized Sky Survey and the National Optical Astronomical Observatories Mayall 4-meter telescope on Kitt Peak near Tucson, Arizona.

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