Chandra Captures Cygnus
This beautiful image of radio galaxy Cygnus A shows a combination of radio light observed by NSF’s Very Large Array in red and x-ray emitting gas observed by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory in blue.
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This beautiful image of radio galaxy Cygnus A shows a combination of radio light observed by NSF’s Very Large Array in red and x-ray emitting gas observed by the Chandra X-Ray Observatory in blue.