25 Years of Chandra – NASA releases spectacular gallery of images

From Tau in Chat:

Nasa releases 25 stunning, never-before-seen pictures of the universe

These images were released to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Chandra. They represent the wide range of objects that the telescope has observed over its quarter century of observations. X-rays are an especially penetrating type of light that reveals extremely hot objects and very energetic physical processes.The images range from supernova remnants, like Cassiopeia A, to star-formation regions like the Orion Nebula, to the region at the center of the Milky Way. This montage also contains objects beyond our own Galaxy including other galaxies and galaxy clusters.

Eagle Nebula from Chandra.

Spectacular though it is, I don’t see an eagle here. It looks more like cosmic roadkill that’s been run over many times, maybe a cat or possum.

These images have always failed to impress me. They look fake.

Should be called the Dodo Nebula IMO.