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Q&A: Normal Stars, White Dwarf Stars, and Star
Clusters
Q:
Could you tell me what the scale is in the X-ray picture of Eta
Carinae? And is the angular range the same in all the " first
target" pictures?
A:
For each First Chandra Image multi-wavelength gallery, there is
an accompanying piece entitled "What Do These Images Tell Us."
In those write-ups, you will find the scale for the objects. For
example, Eta Carinae's "Images not to scale" statement links
directly to http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/1999/0099/what.html
which has the scale listed under each object's thumbnail.