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XMM-NEWTON SCIENCE DATA IMAGES - CYGNUS LOOP


False Color * 0.4 - 0.75 keV 0.75 - 1.3 keV
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0.4 - 1.3 keV 2.0 - 7.2 keV DSS
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List of Observations
CYGNUS-LOOP 0.4-0.75 keV FITS image
CYGNUS-LOOP 0.75-1.3 keV FITS image
CYGNUS-LOOP 0.4-1.3 keV FITS image
CYGNUS-LOOP 2.0-7.2 keV FITS image

* The false-color image uses the 0.4-0.75 keV band for red, 0.75-1.3 keV band for green, and the 2.0-7.2 keV band for blue.

More information on the CYGNUS LOOP can be found at:
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Imagine the Universe.

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Papers based on these XMN-Newton data:
2010MNRAS.406..223Z


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