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N 63A: Chandra and Hubble (DEM L 243 , LHA 120-N 63A , SNR 0535-66.0) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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N 63A: Chandra and Hubble

June 7, 2005 · ESA/Hubble · DEM L 243 , LHA 120-N 63A , SNR 0535-66.0 · Dorado

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Chandra has imaged the glowing shell created by the destruction of a massive star. X-rays from Chandra (blue), combined with optical (green) and radio (red) data, reveal new details in the supernova remnant, LMC N 63A. The X-ray glow is from material heated to about ten million degrees Celsius by a shock wave generated by the supernova explosion. The age of the remnant is estimated to be in the range of 2,000 to 5,000 years.

More Hubble images of DEM L 243 , LHA 120-N 63A , SNR 0535-66.0