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Pulsar Wind Nebula in G292.0+1.8 and
Crab Nebula
This side-by-side view allows for easy comparison between the pulsar wind nebula in G292.0+1.8 and the Crab Nebula, both as observed by Chandra. These two images are roughly on the same scale.
(Credit: G292.0+1.8: NASA/Rutgers/J.Hughes et al., Crab: NASA/CXC/SAO)
Scale: G292.0+1.8 is 3 arcmin per side. Crab Nebula is 2.5 arcmin per side.
This side-by-side view allows for easy comparison between the pulsar wind nebula in G292.0+1.8 and the Crab Nebula, both as observed by Chandra. These two images are roughly on the same scale.
(Credit: G292.0+1.8: NASA/Rutgers/J.Hughes et al., Crab: NASA/CXC/SAO)
Scale: G292.0+1.8 is 3 arcmin per side. Crab Nebula is 2.5 arcmin per side.
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