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    Astro-1 Image Taken by Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope

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    Astro-1 Image Taken by Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope

    WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES

    11.19.2009

    Courtesy Photo

    NASA

    This image shows a part of the Cygnus loop supernova remnant, taken by the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UIT) on the Astro Observatory during the Astro-1 mission (STS-35) on December 5, 1990. Pictured is a portion of the huge Cygnus loop, an array of interstellar gas clouds that have been blasted by a 900,000 mile per hour shock wave from a prehistoric stellar explosion, which occurred about 20,000 years ago, known as supernova. With ultraviolet and x-rays, astronomers can see emissions from extremely hot gases, intense magnetic fields, and other high-energy phenomena that more faintly appear in visible and infrared light or in radio waves that are crucial to deepening the understanding of the universe. The Astro Observatory was designed to explore the universe by observing and measuring the ultraviolet radiation from celestial objects. Three instruments make up the Astro Observatory: The Hopkins Ultraviolet Telescope (HUT), the Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (UIT), and the Wisconsin Ultraviolet Photo-Polarimetry Experiment (WUPPE). The Marshall Space Flight Center had managment responsibilities for the Astro-1 mission. The Astro-1 Observatory was launched aboard the Space Shuttle Orbiter Columbia (STS-35) on December 2, 1990.

    NASA Identifier: MSFC-9126011

    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 11.19.2009
    Date Posted: 02.08.2013 19:16
    Photo ID: 856652
    Resolution: 1536x1406
    Size: 201.02 KB
    Location: WASHINGTON, D.C., US

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