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Theme : Astronomy - Universe - Stars - Misc.  (83 images)

Title : Chandra image of TE J1118+480 black hole binary system

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Chandra image of TE J1118+480 black hole binary system. This Chandra x-ray Observatory image is a spectrum of a black hole, which is similar to the colorful spectrum of sunlight produced by a prism. The x-rays of interest are shown here recorded in the bright stripe that runs rightward and leftward from the center of the image. These x-rays are sorted precisely according to their energy with the highest-energy x-rays near the center of the image and the lower-energy x-rays farther out.