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More Images of B1509-58 in SNR G320.4-1.2
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Four-color Chandra X-ray image
This version shows a slightly wider field-of-view of the four-color Chandra X-ray image.
(Credit: NASA/CXC/MIT/B.Gaensler et al.)


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X-ray Chandra image - Code: Energy
These images show X-rays from pulsar B1509-58 and its surrounding supernova remnant known as SNR G320.4-1.2 in the following energy ranges:
Red: 6-8 keV
Blue: 4-6 keV
Purple: 2-4 keV
Green: .3-2 keV
(Credit: NASA/CXC/MIT/B.Gaensler et al.)

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Chandra X-ray Image with Scale Bar

Scale bar = 2 arcmin
(Credit: NASA/MIT/B.Gaensler et al.)


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