File:Cassiopeia A (1999-0237 - 0237 radio).tiff

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Cas A is the remnant of a star that exploded about 300 years ago.

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English: Cas A is the remnant of a star that exploded about 300 years ago. The radio image shows an expanding shell of hot gas produced by the explosion. This gaseous shell is about 10 light years in diameter, and has a temperature of about 50 million degrees.
Date 26 August 1999 (upload date)
Source Cassiopeia A: First Light
Author NRAO/AUI/NSF
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Public domain This image is a work of a National Science Foundation employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.

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