Image:Sn2006gy collapse ill.jpg
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Original caption: "This illustration explains the process that astronomers think triggered the explosion in SN 2006gy. When a star is very massive, its core can produce so much gamma-ray light that some of the energy from the radiation is converted into particle and anti-particle pairs. The resulting drop in energy causes the star to collapse under its own huge gravity. After this violent collapse, runaway thermonuclear reactions (not shown here) ensue and the star explodes, spewing the remains into space." |
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http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2007/sn2006gy/more.html, specifically http://chandra.harvard.edu/photo/2007/sn2006gy/sn2006gy_ill.tif |
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NASA/CXC/M. Weiss |
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This file is in the public domain because it was created by NASA. NASA copyright policy states that "NASA material is not protected by copyright unless noted". (NASA copyright policy page or JPL Image Use Policy).
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| Software used | Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows |
| File change date and time | 19:09, 9 May 2007 |
| Color space | 65535 |
