
This visible-light image from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey shows spiral galaxy NGC 7331, center, where astronomers observed the unusual supernova SN 2014C . The inset images are from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, showing a small region of the galaxy before the supernova explosion (left) and after it (right). Red, green and blue colors are used for low, medium and high-energy X-rays, respectively. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA21088
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NASA ID
PIA21088
Date Created
January 24, 2017
Center
JPL
Media Type
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