X-ray Image of 30 Doradus (IMAGE)

Chandra X-ray Center

X-ray Image of 30 Doradus

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This latest X-ray image of 30 Doradus represents almost 114,000 seconds, or 31 hours, of Chandra observing time – three times longer than previously recorded. In this image, red represents the lower range of X-rays that Chandra detects, the medium range is green, while the highest-energy X-rays are blue.

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NASA/CXC/Penn State/L. Townsley et al.

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