M1: 蟹状星云
A dark starfield surrounds a colorful nebula filled with tangled filaments. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
一片漆黑的星空环绕着一片色彩斑斓、布满缠绕丝状物的星云。有关更多详细信息,请参阅说明。
A spiral galaxy covers the right part of the image. Brown dust and blue stars trace the spiral arms. On the left part of the image are several more red galaxies far in the distance. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
图像右侧被一个螺旋星系覆盖。棕色的尘埃和蓝色的恒星勾勒出旋臂的轮廓。图像左侧远处还有几个红色星系。有关更多详细信息,请参阅说明。
An image shows a cluster of galaxies with unusual arcs. The arcs are background galaxies distorted by the gravitational lens effect of the foreground cluster. The background galaxy shows several spots that are supernovas occurring in the galaxy. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
图像显示了一个带有异常弧线的星系团。这些弧线是受前景星系团引力透镜效应扭曲的背景星系。背景星系中出现了几个斑点,这些斑点是星系中发生的超新星爆发。有关更多详细信息,请参阅说明。
The featured image shows the center of the Crab Nebula in colors mapped to Hubble, Chandra, and Spitzer space telescopes. The Crab pulsar appears in the center surrounded by a spinning disk. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
特色图片展示了蟹状星云中心的颜色,这些颜色映射自哈勃、钱德拉和斯皮策太空望远镜。蟹状星云脉冲星位于中心,周围环绕着一个旋转的盘面。有关更多详细信息,请参阅说明。
A large spiral galaxy appears with stars in the foreground and smaller galaxies far in the background. The picturesque spiral has dark dust lanes between blue arms. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
一个巨大的螺旋星系出现了,前景是恒星,背景远处是一些较小的星系。这个风景如画的螺旋星系在蓝色旋臂之间有暗色的尘埃带。有关更多详细信息,请参阅说明。
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很久很久以前,一颗大质量恒星的内核发生坍塌,产生的冲击波向外喷发,将恒星撕成碎片。当冲击波到达恒星表面时,它穿透了恒星表面,产生了短暂而强烈的X射线和紫外线脉冲,向周围的太空传播。大约350年后,这个光脉冲到达了星际物质,照亮了星际物质,令其升温,并发出红外光。
A star field appears that has several nebulas. Toward the upper left is a angularly small supernova remnant colored blue, while dominating the lower right is a large supernova remnant in both red and blue. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.
星空中出现了几个星云。在左上方,可以看到一个呈蓝色的角状小型超新星遗迹,而右下方则占据主导位置的是一个大型超新星遗迹,呈现出红色和蓝色的色彩。有关更多详细信息,请参阅说明。
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