Kepler's Supernova

1604 Supernova
2004 Composite Image
2004 Chandra High Energy X-Rays
2004 Chandra Low Energy X-Rays
2004 Hubble Visible Light
2004 Spitzer Infrared Radiation
Telescope Details
Principal Investigators

This Chandra image is formed by lower-energy X-ray radiation from cooler gas behind the main shock wave.

It comes from a thick shell of heated material expelled from the exploded star.