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Overview of X-ray Astronomy and X-ray sources: black holes to galaxy clusters.
All Chandra images released to the public listed by date & by category
Current Chandra press releases, status reports, interviews & biographies.
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Chandra discoveries in an audio/video format.
CXC Director: Dr. Harvey Tananbaum

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1. Dr. Harvey Tananbaum, Director Chandra X-Ray Center
Harvey Tananbaum presents "Early Results from Chandra" at TRW (now NGST) in California. Pictured on the screen behind him is Andromeda.
(Photo: NGST)

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2. Dr. Harvey Tananbaum, Director Chandra X-Ray Center
Harvey Tananbaum presents "Early Results from Chandra" at TRW (now NGST) in California. Pictured on the screen behind him is Hydra A.
(Photo: NGST)

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3. Dr. Harvey Tananbaum, Director Chandra X-Ray Center
Harvey Tananbaum presents "Early Results from Chandra" at TRW (now NGST) in California. Pictured on the screen behind him is a collage of early Chandra images.
(Photo: NGST)

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4. Dr. Harvey Tananbaum, Director Chandra X-Ray Center
Harvey Tananbaum presents "Early Results from Chandra" at TRW (now NGST) in California. Pictured on the screen behind him is a collage of early Chandra images.
(Photo: K.Tucker)

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5. Dr. Harvey Tananbaum, Director Chandra X-Ray Center
Harvey Tananbaum in 1982 at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
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6. Dr. Harvey Tananbaum, Director Chandra X-Ray Center
Dr. Harvey Tananbaum is director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's Chandra X-ray Center (CXC). In this capacity he is responsible for overseeing the operation of the Chandra X-ray Observatory and providing support to the scientific users of the observatory.
(Photo: CXC/K.Kowal)

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7. Dr. Harvey Tananbaum, Director Chandra X-Ray Center
Dr. Harvey Tananbaum is director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's Chandra X-ray Center (CXC). In this capacity he is responsible for overseeing the operation of the Chandra X-ray Observatory and providing support to the scientific users of the observatory.
(Photo: CXC/K.Kowal)

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8. Dr. Harvey Tananbaum, Director Chandra X-Ray Center
Harvey Tananbaum was honored for his election into the National Academy of Sciences at a reception held at the Smithsonian's Castle Library in May 2006. Secretary Lawrence Small, Under Secretary for Science David Evans, and SAO Director Charles Alcock were among those who spoke at the event.
(Credit: Jim Moran)

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9. SAO Director Charles Alcock
Harvey Tananbaum was honored for his election into the National Academy of Sciences at a reception held at the Smithsonian's Castle Library in May 2006. Secretary Lawrence Small, Under Secretary for Science David Evans, and SAO Director Charles Alcock were among those who spoke at the event.
(Credit: Jim Moran)

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10. Secretary Lawrence Small
Harvey Tananbaum was honored for his election into the National Academy of Sciences at a reception held at the Smithsonian's Castle Library in May 2006. Secretary Lawrence Small, Under Secretary for Science David Evans, and SAO Director Charles Alcock were among those who spoke at the event.
(Credit: Jim Moran)




CXC Biographies: Dr. Harvey Tananbaum
ASP 2001 conference on Monday, July 16th in St. Paul, Minnesota