SN 1572, Tycho's Supernova, Stripes
This Chandra image shows the higher energy X-rays detected from the Tycho supernova remnant. These X-rays show the expanding blast wave from the supernova, a shell of extremely energetic electrons. Close-ups of two different regions are shown, region A containing the brightest stripes and region B with fainter stripes. The stripes are areas where the magnetic fields are much more tangled and the particle motion is much more turbulent than surrounding areas. Electrons become trapped in these regions and emit X-rays as they spiral around the magnetic field lines. SN 1572 (Tycho's Supernova, Tycho's Nova), B Cassiopeiae (B Cas), or 3C 10, is a supernova of Type Ia in the constellation Cassiopeia, one of about eight supernovae visible to the naked eye in historical records. It burst forth in early November 1572 and was independently discovered by many individuals. The appearance of the Milky Way supernova of 1572 was perhaps one of the two or three most important events in the history of astronomy. The supernova of 1572 is often called Tycho's supernova, because of the extensive work De nova et nullius aevi memoria prius visa stella (Concerning the Star, new and never before seen in the life or memory of anyone) that contains both Tycho Brahe's own observations and the analysis of many other observers. Release date March 24, 2011.
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