Tycho Supernova Remnant


This is a ROSAT HRI observation of the supernova remnant Tycho. The explosion of this Milky Way star was observed by the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe in the year 1572.

(Credit: S. L. Snowden (NASA/GSFC/LHEA))

ROSAT HRI image of the Tycho remnant

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